Don Mateo Mezcal Joven Cupreata 071126OFFER and priced like Alfaro is

and priced like Alfaro is rooting for you to drink it

this adventure in restraint rewards thoughtful sipping

and that's exactly what this is: a Horiot Champagne from outside Les Riceys

lime-focused

which keeps the wine taut and mineral

Don Mateo Mezcal Joven Cupreata 071126OFFER and priced like Alfaro isAgave cupreata is the signature maguey of the Ro Balsas basin, and it is a far more aromatic plant than the espadn that dominates Oaxaca slower growing, smaller, and much harder to farm. Emilio Vieyra, sixth generation at Don Mateo de la Sierra and the first certified mezcalero in Michoacn, works it in the temperate highlands above Morelia: agave roasted in a conical earthen pit, milled, fermented naturally in wood lined underground tanks with spring