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Vago Pechuga - Tío Rey
Tío Rey's copper pechuga – the Sola de Vega counterpart to his en barro
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Vago Mezcal
- Maestro: Salomon "Tio Rey" Rodriguez
- Region: Sola de Vega, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 49.8%
- Price: $180 ($$)
Verdict
Salomon Rodriguez bottles both a copper and an en barro pechuga, and this is the copper – lighter on its feet than the clay-pot version, same underlying structure, same disciplined hand. At 49.8% it reads as a reference Sola de Vega pechuga. Our read is 4.0. Pour both together for the full argument.
Tío Rey's copper and clay pechugas are the same maestro in two voices
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, savory fruit, warm stone, toasted nut
Palate: With Sola de Vega's mineral pull running under the pechuga run; structured and savory at 49.8%
Finish: Warming, slate-tinged – very long
The bottom line
Worth chasing. Copper pechuga from a reference maestro