Don Mateo Cupreata is made by maestro mezcalero Emilio Vieyra, whose family has been producing mezcal for six generations.
About this mezcal
Don Mateo Cupreata is made with semi-wild agave Cupreata by maestro mezcalero Emilio Vieyra. The terroir of Michoacan is characterized by its rivers; the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt with many active, dormant and extinct volcanoes; and the variety of forests from conifer to tropical. The Vieyra Vinata is cut into the side of a hill in the steep highlands above Morelia in the Rio Balsas region surrounded by temperate evergreen forest. The high-altitude climate is characterized by sandy-soil and moderate rainfall. The forest floor is soft with pine needles, moss and a red sandy clay; all of which are influences in the flavor profile of Don Mateo Cupreata. The agave used in this mezcal begin life in the Vieyra agave nursery. Once they grow to a healthy size, they are replanted on the mountain slopes surrounding the palenque, and left to grow undisturbed until reaching maturity. Once mature, the agave Cupreata are roasted in a pit oven, fermented using naturally occurring yeasts in Oak Wood tanks, and double distilled in a Filipino style still.
Don Mateo de la Sierra
Mezcal Don Mateo de la Sierra is run by maestro Emilio Vieyra. Don Mateo was Emilio’s grandfather. He migrated from Guanajuato to Michoacán in 1840, and began producing mezcal. Given that Don Emilio represents his family’s sixth generation of maestro vinatero, what better ambassador of the spirit of Michoacán. Coming from Michoacán gives their mezcals a very different character and taste from those made in Oaxaca or elsewhere in Mexico.
Learn more about Don Mateo de la Sierra in our blog post Emilio Vieyra and Mezcal Don Mateo de la Sierra
Or in the Family First Article on the K&L Wines Spirits Journal blog
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Zack Klamn
529 reviewsLote: E-20
Nose – Thrill’s purple (soap) gum (from Canadian childhood). Tiny bit of sambuca.
Palate – Quite a bit of pine – needles and wood. Grapefruit citrus and rind. White pepper heat. Some black licorice in the aftertaste.
In Morelia I had this in some amazing cocktails, it seems to be stronger there than sipping on its own.
Patrick
54 reviewsI did not get the batch number.
Nose : Very delicate citrus with a bit pepper.
Taste : Very clean. Some sweet pine and more citrus fruits.
Finish : short.
Well priced but maybe more of a really good cocktail mezcal
GeorgePBurdell
49 reviewsLot 25, May 2016
Grapefruit and wet stones on the nose. Cooked agave and some piney herbs join in the mouth. The sweet agave goes a bit caramel on a medium finish.
Nickwrobison
12 reviewsLot 25, May 2016
46% abv
Nose: sweet, caramel, molasses
Flavor notes: caramel, baking spice, candied apple.
I love this bottle. It’s everything I like about cupreata, amplified. At around $65 dollars, it’s a steal.
Jonny
680 reviewsLot 20 from 2015. Bottle 108/696. Big and fruity. High notes of grapefruit and fresh berries. A bit of pepper and little pine and cut herbs. Really enjoyable.
Chris
40 reviewsSurprisingly good Cupreata. I’m having this in a wonderful restaurant in Morelia. Cupreata is more of a Michoacan Guerrero thing. A bit of licorice. Not a real strong finish. Ordering another one now.
Rakhal
410 reviewsLot 28. Grapefruit, cooked agave, white pepper, roast banana. Sour and slightly metallic.
Gregg T&T
100 reviewsReally enjoyable on the nose, lots of floral, citrus and fresh cut grass notes. The flavor is bright and brings a nice minerality and low key tones of pepper and pine.