Sampled at Monterey Tequila Fest.

My sample is from a mini mason jar that was 1/3 full and sat for several months. I’ll have to re-review once I try a fresh pour from a new bottle.

the repo is my least favorite of this line. in all fairness, I only tried their first lote repo way back several yrs ago. should try a current lote. maybe it's better now

Aromas of cinnamon spice, oak, vanilla, caramel, and some alcohol. The flavor is mild and lightly sweet, with notes of oak, vanilla, and butterscotch. Vanilla and oak on the finish, with some agave, as well as a lingering heat. A decent reposado overall.

A solid repo, priced right, light barrel notes with light vanilla and cooked agave

Wow this one has a nose on it. Very strong. Palate is nice, Don't love it but a nice sipper. Lot going on

Agave barrel spice, earthy black pepper, some oak max woodiness rounded out with smell of dried fruit…. Agavae, caramel and black pepper up front mellows after the 2nd sip.

Nose is very pungent of agave,baking spices, dried apricots,pepper Taste is similar. Banking spices from the agave, caramel, fruit, earthiness, black pepper Let this one breathe for a little and it really starts to open up. The caramel/ light vanilla flavor last all the way throughout.

Aroma : Cooked agave, oak, black pepper, and a sweet (but not tart) fruitiness akin to apple or pineapple. Taste : Sweet cooked agave with oak, black pepper, red grapes, vanilla, and butter. Light oils and fair bodied texture. Finish : Medium in length with stronger pepper and vanilla.

This is a quintessential highlands tequila. It has the notes of unripe everything (apple, pear, pineapple, agave and fruit). I think its the nature of the terrior, more than the cooking method or process. But that is only one man’s opinion. I am getting a lot of oakiness from the barrel on the nose, as well as vanilla, honeysuckle and orange blossoms. For the palate, i am tasting cherries, mild cognac, wood, asparagus, pleasant heat, pepper and agave.

berries on the nose belies a charred, woodsy palette and smooth quick finish

Pleasant melon, caramel and vanilla aromas. Cinnamon flavor and finish and medium viscosity.

Glass: Straw color. After coating the glass, small tears take a while to form before quickly rolling down the glass, leaving a few pearls hanging. Aroma: Let this open up for a couple of minutes to let an initial alcohol aroma to dissipate. Green pineapple, green agave, green apple. I presume these “green” notes are from cooking the agaves in an autoclave. Light oak and pepper. Entry: Buttery and slightly sweet, pepper presents quickly. Flavor: Buttery, sweet and peppery, soft agave notes. The sweetness is like that of a white fruit such as apple or pear, but does not really come with its own flavor. The butter notes are from the virgin American oak rather than baked agave. The pepper quickly consumes the experience. Finish: Big pepper with a little sweetness and agave for moderate length. Moist with some dry tannins. Conclusion: The agave flavors are fairly basic and “green” due to baking the agaves in the autoclave. The barrel notes are pleasant and what you might expect from virgin American oak. This is a worthy profile and welcome addition to the Don Pilar lineup. If you want to try a repo that doesn’t have whiskey/bourbon notes, or the chocolate/coffee notes you would get from virgin French oak, check this out. Priced at $37-40, it’s an excellent value.

Baked agave, oak and caramel. Rich, smooth and well balanced with a finish that lingers.

Aroma: herbal Dry wine-like finish

Aroma = Chamomile Flavor= Dry Red Wine

very soft nose. everything from entry to finish is too soft, which is unfortunate because what's there is quite good.

Nose - Agave and oak spice Taste - Sweet agave with barrel spice and light tannins. Little bitterness and some great bourbon notes from the barrel Finish - Fades to creamy custard notes from the caramelized agave with the added oak.

Similar flavor profile to the blanco. An odd taste on the finish.

Nose is cool. Like a sweet lemon zest with a hint of caramel. I taste like a ripe earthy fruit. Not sure exactly how that sounds, but it’s how it tastes to me. Finish is smooth with some pepper. Good stuff.

This is a nice buy great price , it’s a little too over Oakes for me the used barrels over power the agave more then I would like but it’s a good repo vanilla, oak , sweetness , cinnamon.

Caramel. Oak. Pepper.

Aroma- oak, caramel Taste- oak, agave, butterscotch Finish- Smooth, butterscotch and agave and then an aftertaste of what seems like additives.

Good nose. On my pallet I get candied agave, wood, pepper, earthy with a nice creamy finish. pepper lingers ..for the price, I’m impressed .

Don Pilar's reposado is a excellent value at $42. A fruit forward reposado with plenty of cooked agave and a smooth mouthfeel. Aroma: A punch of fruit (apple, pear, red grape skins, pineapple) up front. Cooked agave, vanilla, oak, and black pepper. Inviting, yet mellow. I love the nose. Taste: Light sweetness, mild oilyness, and a black peppery warmth. A defined oakeyiness, cooked agave, and balck pepper up front. On the back end i get some faint fruits (black cherries and orange citrus), vanilla, and cinnamon. Finish: Medium to long. Mildly sweet and warm with a bit of nutmeg spice.