Casa Noble Tequila Reposado

Tasked out of double ball glass. Casa Noble was a pleasant sipper. Not my favorite, but something I'd have again for sure.

Aroma: Hints of caramel, cooked agave, and wood.
Initial Taste: On the tip on the tongue, a thin mouth feel and very sweet. No bitterness.
Body: Agave, vanilla, caramel, smoke, and wood. Lots going on. Maybe too much for me.
Finish: Of medium duration with no alcohol burn.

Casa Noble Reposado is aged for the maximum number of days allowed while still being able to label the spirit as a reposado: 364 days. As such, I find Casa Noble Reposado drinks more like an anejo. The nose is wonderful. Cooked agave, cinnamon, vanilla, and floral notes are all present. It's light and sweet in the mouth on initial taste, but I find the nose much more powerful than the flavor. Its medium body finishes smooth after resting with more agave and spicy vanilla on the back end. This is a hybrid tequila that falls between a reposado and anejo. More woody than most reposados but retains more agave flavor than a lot of anejos. All in all, Casa Noble Reposado is worth trying, especially for anejo drinkers.

Casa Noble Reposado NOM 1137 Tasted 1/13/07. The tequila is a pale yellow color and has an intense floral, earth, fruit, and vanilla aromas. Once you get past the intensity of the nose, you can smell mild notes of spice, caramel, and smoke. On the tip of the tongue the tequila is mellow and soft and feels thin and oily in the mouth. While the tequila has a hint bitterness, it is actually fairly sweet and syrupy. Now onto flavor. The flavor has intense fruit. The intense flavors are followed by moderate agave, floral, and vanilla with mild earth and spice. The tequilas finish is a medium duration of flavor followed by a slight tingly alcohol feeling. Overall, I rated this tequila at the B level.

Tasted all Casa Noble products over the weekend. Fine lineup of tequilas. This reposado was spicy with a mild wood flavor. Peppery and rested, minty ending.