Neta, Mezcal Madrecuixe Capon Hermongenes, NV 030825NewWines finely grained frame

finely grained frame

is celebrated for its clay-limestone soils and ability to produce wines of remarkable concentration and finesse

leading into a medium-long finish with just a hint of oak and orange peel

which is then distilled through pot stills in Kagoshima

Neta, Mezcal Madrecuixe Capon Hermongenes, NV 030825NewWines finely grained frameMadrecuixe barely looks like an agave: instead of the fat pineapple most people picture, it grows a long, narrow trunk more like a fence post, and it takes its sweet time getting there. Hermogenes, a palenquero working outside Miahuatlan in Oaxaca, pushed it a step further with a capon harvest, meaning the flower stalk was cut before it could bloom so the plant sent its sugars back down into the pina. What comes out is one of mezcal's most distinctive