Mezonte Raicilla Japo Jalisco, Mexico 2Naturkinder 2017 Hodgkinson Carinena Priorat

2017 Hodgkinson Carinena Priorat

Monumental and dense but precisely constructed

2019 Division Wine Division-Villages 'La Frontiere' Sauvignon Blanc

Arriving 12/04

They were making natural wine before people called it natural wine

Mezonte Raicilla Japo Jalisco, Mexico 2Naturkinder 2017 Hodgkinson Carinena PrioratMezonte Raicilla Japo is made with maguey Amarillo (agave Rhodacantha), which is either synonymous or very closely related to maguey Mexicano. This Raicilla is made by Hildegardo Japo Joya in Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco. Japo is 87 years old (as of 2019) and still producing regularly. Per tradition in this region, he only harvests agave under the light of a full moon.