Nose: Somewhat mild nose. Agave with olive, vegetal, and grass. Fruity elements with grape, tropical fruit, and cider. Overall nice. Palate: Thick mouth feel. Incredible long lasting legs coat the glass. Rich agave with vanilla, light grass and herbal hints. Lavender and jasmine with grape skins. Slight drying effect with a lasting finish

Confianza repo - trying this for the first time thanks to samples from Junior Zander and Matt Cavanaugh The nose is excellent! fruit, sweet barrel spices, agave, brown sugar, vanilla, caramel, banana, mild pepper, following thru on the palate. I wish the finish was a little sweeter. But still, this is very enoyable, an easy sipper. extra points for price!

This is a very serviceable blanco. 1414 produces great juice and this is one. Nose is clean with agave and earthiness. A little brine and earthiness. The tase is is also forward with agave and earthiness. I taste a bit of alcohol. The finish is nice with a good medium mouthfeel.

Nose: agave cooked / earth / minerals/ hint of pineapple/ green apple / grapefruit/ lemongrass/ lavender/ Taste: licorice/ sweet agave cooked / cinnamon/ vanilla/ earth / banana/ pear / apple / grapefruit/ lime / spearmint/ bell pepper/ nutmeg/ hint of tobacco/ cream soda Finish: very light viscous mouthfeel / lingering licorice and agave cooked tastes / very balanced finish with the sweet and cinnamon spicy flavors staying on for a while. This blanco has some beautiful balanced sweet and cinnamon spicy. What’s interesting to me is that some sips bring a really big sweet agave cooked flavor and other sips bring out a licorice taste. That the 2 work back and forth so well makes it a very engaging taste experience. Nice job NOM 1414 / Sergio Cruz!!!

Nose: chocolate/ caramel/ butter/ cinnamon/ banana/ light citrus / tea / nutmeg/ butterscotch / hazelnut / cream soda Taste: cooked agave / chocolate / vanilla/ caramel/ cinnamon/ banana/ spearmint/ tea / nutmeg / butterscotch / molasses/ cream soda Finish: elegant lightly viscous mouthfeel with intense flavors / sweetness and lingering chocolate/vanilla notes and a subtle finish of caramel This reposado has so much flavor going on. There’s a lot of melodies trying to compete to take center stage, but it still feels balanced and so satisfying. The barrel notes are intense enough to make you think this is an anejo. Another winner from NOM 1414.

Sweet cooked agave. Big nose of Carmel, cinnamon and vanilla. A bit of oak. Light citrus. Cooked agave on the tongue. Black pepper, cinnamon, oak with a touch of caramel and cherry. This is another nice 1414 offering. Has a nice finish with a bit of alcohol that lingers. This is a great budget Reposado.

Nice gentle agave nose. This is nice to nose. Subtle palate, not a lot going on but an easy sipper. Slight pepper on the finish. There isn’t anything complex going on here but for $29.99, I’m quite happy.

The aroma begins with familiar notes of oak, cherry, and cooked molasses, accompanied by a prominent yet not overpowering presence of ethyl. With nuances of caramel, rainy earth, an alcohol tone, and a hint of wet cement. The palate is enveloped in flavors of oak, reminiscent of cherry coke and bourbon, red apple complemented by the comforting essence of cooked agave’ raisin tone, cooked almond, leather, yeast/brown bread and delectable honey. All spice and a faint hint of brine add depth to the experience, creating a near gourmand yet warranted salivation of the palate. As the tasting fades, lingering notes of cherry, oak, spice, and light honey are accompanied by an earthy freshness with vanilla/banana interwoven and the subtle presence of bourbon. Flavors gradually exit center stage, leaving behind a pleasant minerality that lingers on the palate.