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Cumbrita Lechuguilla / Chawi
Chihuahua lechuguilla – Dolores González Torres' chawi
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Cumbrita de la Sierra
- Maestro: Dolores González Torres
- Region: Yerbaniz Batopilas, Chihuahua
- Agave: Multifilifera, Shrevei
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $40–90 ($$)
Verdict
Cumbrita is one of the only importers consistently surfacing northern mezcal from named producers, and Dolores González Torres' lechuguilla work at 50% is exactly why the project matters. Buy this over any Oaxacan espadín at the same price point if you want geography to pay dividends. Chihuahuan mezcal is its own conversation, this bottle starts the right one.
Lechuguilla is the northern reply to tepeztate – wilder, drier, less photographed
Tasting notes
Nose: Dry grass, then wet stone, lime peel, a smoky vegetal edge
Palate: Lechuguilla (shrevei) and multifilifera at 50% from Yerbaniz Batopilas – Dolores González Torres does the northern mezcal tradition quietly and the bottle drinks loud
Finish: Dry, faintly bitter. Long
The bottom line
Buy for the geography lesson. The bottle delivers
Where to buy online
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