La Remilgosa Sonora Tasting Notes

Details

• Location:  Alamos, Sonora
• Agave: Lechuguilla / A. bovicornuta gentry
• Maestro Vinatero: Agapito Yepez
• Quantity: 132 bottles (Bottle 93 tasted)
• Batch: 202207
• ABV: 53%
• Tasting keywords: Lemongrass, rosemary, wet cardboard.
• Uncertified agave spirit

Nose

The La Remilgosa Lechugilla announces itself with a stunning bouquet of fresh crushed lemongrass, pineapple, and fresh chopped cilantro.

Taste

The flavor is mellow compared when to the nose. There is a foundation of wet cardboard but flavors of rosemary, lemon, and sugar creep up on you with as you savor this amazing mezcal.

Production Details

• Agave sources: Wild harvested
• Roast: Conical earthen oven lined with stone.
• Crush: Hand chopped with an axe.
• Fermentation: Encino prieto vats.
• Distillation: Double distilled in copper pots.

Background Notes

Lechuguillas are otherworldly experiences. Incredibly aromatic with an amazing array of flavors. I can’t wait to taste more of these.