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Viejo Indecente Tepeztate
San Isidro Guishe tepextate at 48%. Honest, structured
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Viejo Indecente Mezcal
- Maestro: Jose Lucas
- Region: San Isidro Guishe, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Jose Lucas's tepextate is the Viejo Indecente bottle that makes the case for the bench alongside the madrecuishe – 48% proof, wild plant, single maestro, legible terroir. Not at the level of the Tr3s Tiempos tepextate (49% from Diego Lucas Garcia) but close enough to run in the same flight.
Tepextate at 48% is the plant with its voice fully forward
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet basil, white pepper, wildflower, stone
Palate: With the tepextate's slow-plant weight intact and Jose Lucas's disciplined hand keeping the structure coherent; floral and mineral at 48%
Finish: Cooling, peppery, very long
The bottom line
Track it. A working tepextate at the correct proof