* My Bottle: From Lot SLR 123. Nose: The nose starts with intense, earthy, herbal aromas - oregano, sage and lemon thyme. This is followed by smoked capsicum and dark honey, rubber, iodine, brine, tar, diesel oil and fragrant oily smoke. It's a very forceful and individual nose. Palate: The arrival is rich, oily and earthy with a sweet umami quality but retaining a sprightly juiciness. Then in the development an banquet of cooked fruits is presented - plantain, apple, orange, berries, pineapple, melon - all stewed in a clay pot in a sweet broth of cinnamon and cloves and drizzled with caramelized sugar. Not very spicy and not brightly herbal, this is a very laid back and round palate. Finish: Medium-long, crisp, clean with a little lingering smoke and earth - after a while a juicy sweetness remains. This wonderful mezcal has a nose that was devised in some outré and probably illegal corner of heaven. The palate is satisfying and second only to the top-shelf Del Maguey expressions such as Chichicapa and Pechugha for complexity. "Good" : 84/100 (3.75 stars)
About this bottle
This is a 100% espadín agave mezcal produced in Oaxaca in the village of San Luis del Rio. The palenquero, Paciano Cruz Nolasco, oversees the production along with his son Marcus and they utilize traditional production with open-vat fermentation, adding the fibers along with the fermented juice (agaumiel) to the copper pot-still. This mezcal is unaged and bottled at 94 proof.
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NOM-O41X It has an aromatic birth with notes of roasted agave, red & green pepper, a hint of smoky bacon & citrus blossom; while an oak-y life adds notes of white pepper & creamy caramel & smoke; that led to a long & complex death with notes of smoked meats, sharp apple & a hint of floral vanilla. April 2017
Def better than the vida, which has a faint butterscotch note that is much more prominent w/ the mediocre chichicapa expression. This is richer more conplex than the vida and lacks the slight spirity note in the vida. Vida is still solid, but having tried this, i’ll reach for this every time.
Forgot to register a tasting of this a couple of weeks ago. From memory a thinner more minerally profile than the other Del Magueys I've had, maybe because the bottle has been open for a while. Not a bad drop but prefer the other DMs I've had.
Super smooth despite the explosive smokey and machine shop flavors. Can be a little overwhelming but the flavors do mellow over time if you can take a month or more to finish the bottle.
Very fruity nose with overripe melon or mango notes. Citrus, rosemary, black pepper, unripe banana, and slightly tannic finish
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