I loved this one. Aged 6 months in both American oak and French oak then blended. I get so many of both, vanilla caramel , tropical fruits, maple, raisin, earthiness and musky
I love this mellowed version of their blanco. Their blanco definitely has a kick giving it some character. It was created to remind you tequila blanco back in the day was for those that don’t like to mince words. It’s in your face demanding respect. This Rosa mellows that down a couple of notches while going it a different profile. Aged less than 2 months in Tempranillo wine barrels. Wine from Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe. It’s complex still maintains some agave and citrus from the unaged blanco
It’s a blanco with character. It’s punchy agave forward bright and refreshing. I thought it was cool how some cooked agave sweetness comes through from mid palate and finish. I don’t get that sweetness on the nose. I do get some butter aromas as well as on the palate. Very cool. Nose agave, butter, grassy Palate agave grassy mint butter and pepper 8.5/10
Not strong on agave but it is fruity with cinnamon and pepper notes. A solid Blanco overall.
Tequilas aged in wine casks have become trendy recently, as producers play with different barrel influences. But “Rosa” tequilas, like “cristalino”, aren’t an official category.
I think some complexity got lost from the reposado to the añejo. This was aged 18 months total. 12 more than the repo. Seems like that was too much for my liking. The agave and earthiness and grassy notes are all but gone. It’s still a nice añejo. I found the barrel notes not overdone it still clean and balance just without some of the punchiness that’s in the blanco and repo.