Reviews / Vago Blanco y Negra
Review · · by The Editors
Vago Blanco y Negra
Tío Rey's Sola de Vega ensamble – two wild agaves, no flinching
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Vago Mezcal
- Maestro: Salomon "Tio Rey" Rodriguez
- Region: Sola de Vega, Oaxaca
- Agave: Blanco, Sierra Negra
- ABV: 51.6%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Salomon 'Tío Rey' Rodriguez is the Sola de Vega maestro whose work is most visibly the reason Vago is a serious house. The Blanco y Negra ensamble – two wild agaves, full proof – is the sort of bottle that rewards attention: each component legible, the structure uncompromised. We come in at 4.0, consensus hasn't settled, and the bottle earns the mark regardless.
Tío Rey doesn't bottle bored mezcal
Tasting notes
Nose: Green pepper, wet stone, cooked agave, a whisper of smoke
Palate: Structured and mineral, with the blanco-sierra negra pairing reading as two wild voices held in tension rather than averaged together
Finish: Dry, river rock. Very long
The bottom line
Chase it down. Tío Rey at full voltage