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Vago Tepeztate - Emigdio Jarquin Ramirez
Jarquín's tepextate – Miahuatlán on a 25-year plant
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Vago Mezcal
- Maestro: Emigdio Jarquín Ramirez
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Emigdio Jarquín's tepextate does what the plant's long growth demands, proof to carry, structure to develop, a maestro's restraint to keep the florals from going shrill. Not the most dramatic tepextate in the category (Tr3s Tiempos at 49% is that) but a dependable reference at its price and bench.
Tepextate at 50% is tepextate with its full vocabulary
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet basil, then white pepper, wildflower, stone
Palate: Floral and mineral at 50%, with the tepextate's slow-plant weight intact and the Miahuatlán limestone signature running under it
Finish: Very long, cooling, peppery
The bottom line
Track it. Miahuatlán tepextate at proof that holds
Where to buy online
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