Vecindad Ixtero Amarillo - Macario Partida

Item: Vecindad Ixtero Amarillo - Macario Partida
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Partida's straight ixtero amarillo – Zapotitlán's aromatic wild

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: Vecindad Spirits
Maestro: Macario Partida
Region: Zapotitlan de Vadillo, Jalisco
Agave: Ixtero Amarillo
ABV: 49%
Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

Macario Partida's straight ixtero amarillo is the centerpiece of the three-town flight Vecindad runs for this agave – the Zapotitlán version is the most aromatic, the most expansive, the most clearly the maestro's hand. At 49% and capón, this is the reference bottling.

Ixtero amarillo from Zapotitlán is Jalisco at its most singing

Tasting notes

Nose: Tropical fruit, then wildflower, wet stone, green pepper

Palate: With the capón harvest giving the plant full expression and Partida's Zapotitlán hand keeping the back palate clean; aromatic and dense at 49%

Finish: Cooling, mineral – very long

The bottom line

Worth tracking. The Vecindad ixtero amarillo to start with