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The Producer Espadin
Ejutla espadín at 44% – Juan Pacheco's committed everyday bottle
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: The Producer
- Maestro: Juan Pacheco Santos
- Region: Ejutla, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 44%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
Juan Pacheco Santos's work in La Noria, Sec. 13, Ejutla, is the palenque-level discipline most commercial espadines don't invest in. At 44% and through a refrescador, this bottle delivers a terroir-specific espadín with real structural depth. It sits above most of the mid-range Matatlán bottles and deserves wider shelf presence.
An espadín that remembers where it comes from
Tasting notes
Nose: Green apple with cooked agave, mineral smoke
Palate: 44% and refrescador distillation give this the weight most 40% commercial espadines lack – the Ejutla terroir shows in the chalky through-line, the mid-palate holds architecture
Finish: Mineral, clean. Long
The bottom line
The committed Ejutla espadín. Buy it