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Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Grand étang sec 2006
One Belgian member calls it one of the best Savannas he's ever tasted, and the crowd agrees. Overripe pineapple and estery tropical fruit lead, with green olive brine, strawberry and mint threading through the finish in Cognac and Armagnac casks add dried fruit, spice and a woody grape edge. Intense but balanced, even a touch tamer than a full-on Grand Arôme. The 59.9% sits well-integrated.
The community says- Overripe pineapple
- Well-integrated ABV
- Cognac cask depth
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How does Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Grand étang sec 2006 taste?
Aggregated from 51 community reviews.
Pineapple-ester Savanna with Armagnac cask depth Near-universal love here — a top-shelf Savanna Grand Arôme where the estery pineapple and the Armagnac/Cognac cask genuinely click. If you want quiet, look elsewhere.
Savanna fans who love estery tropical fruit
anyone new to high-ester cask-strength rum
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98% rate it 8 or higher. 18 selected write-ups from 51 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Jonathan Massard
👃 Ce GES libère une première impression très gourmande! C'est friand et pâtissier sur de la nougatine, de la crème catalane, de l'ananas rôti, du sirop d'érable. Une belle note de menthe verte fraîchement coupée accompagne des fruits tropicaux bien mûrs (ananas toujours, mangue, banane, goyave, papaye, kumkat). Le vieillissement en fût de Cognac et la finition en fût d'Armagnac amènent de jolies épices de cuisine (poivre vert, piment de cayenne, baies roses) et de Noël (cannelle, girofle, gingembre, vanille). L'aspect fruité évolue vers les raisins secs gorgés de rhum, des fraises des bois, qui eux mêmes amènent des odeurs de sous bois, de feuilles tombées le long d'un chemin automnal. Enfin, quelque part au fond verre, des odeurs salées sur des olives vertes et fermentées sur ... Du fromage de brebis bien affiné 😳 Les esters me jouent des tours! Un nez évolutif, complexe, intense et raffiné. Tout simplement parfait. 😋 Une bouche magnifique mêlant des fraises bien sucrées portées par des esters de toute beauté. L'ananas Victoria, tout en fructose et rôti à souhait dans son sucre muscovado revient en force et domine cette note fruitée. En arrière plan, toutes sortes d'agrumes qui goûtent le soleil! Kumquat, orange sanguine, pamplemousse rose. Puis en rétro olfaction une pluie de bonbons arlequins 🍬🪅 Beaucoup d'épices déjà bien présentent au nez avec une dominance pimentée. Le caractère boisé, ne manquant pas d'authenticité et de subtilité, pourrait être comparé à celui retrouvé dans les eaux de vie de raisins. Je dirais que la finition en fût d'Armagnac se retrouve aussi en bouche, comparable à certains Bas-Armagnacs en cépage Ugni Blanc (Domaine de Pellehaut, Maison Fontan). Joliment fruité, de l'acidité et de la fraîcheur. C'est équilibré et savoureux! ⛳ La finale est très longue et légèrement amère. Un peu de menthe et de mélange de thé (Maison Bourgeon propose d'excellentes infusions). Sur les parois du palais se sont incrustées des morceaux d'ananas confits et d'autres fruits tropicaux, de petites olives vertes et des copeaux de bois précieux. Une Masterclass !
Review by MJ97
Nez : très pâtissier comparé au forêt, bcp de chocolat / vanille / boisé / tabac. Un petit côté pâtissier des tdl 2003 avec une mini acidité qui relève tout ça. Un fond de saumure typique de la distillerie dans le fond après aération. Ici tout est bien fondu, rien ne dépasse l’un l’autre. Bouche : waw, le chocolat, le boisé, les solvants, l’olive, la pâtisserie, tout est bien intégré et fondu ensemble. Équilibre incroyable. Une vraie claque. Alcool incroyablement bien intégré. Un côté très TDL vachement sympa. 91/100
Review by TheRhumhoe
A particularly expressive and flavorful Savanna Grand Arôme. The nose offers beautiful fruity fragrances ranging from exotic fruits to red fruits, yellow fruits and dried fruits. The notes of the barrel are slightly perceptible, with a welcome touch of greediness to the profile, which is intense and fairly concentrated in aroma. Spicy and medicinal notes (esters, olive) battle for second place in the glass. One of Savanna's most intense profiles. The attack is very round, with good aromatic amplitude. Tropical and red fruit flavors are pronounced, very intense and greedy. The spices are particularly well developed (pepper, chili, ginger, salt) and combine with esters, olive, cognac, armagnac and a slight sweetness of caramel to create a very harmonious whole, with the alcohol superbly well integrated. The finish is long, still fruity with those medicinal notes around, but slightly drier, tannic and bitter, with more herbaceous notes, tea and leather. There's also a touch more caffeine and roast. A superb rum that masters its subject, as tasty as it is delicate, with an impressive aromatic palette.
Review by mick
Le ges est magnifique pour moi qui ai goûté énormément de savanna c est un top 5 , hors herr (quoique), ce qui est vraiment sympa chez savanna ce sont les finish cognac, armagnac, Calvados, mais il faut bien avouer que quand ça passe dans du cognac/armagnac plus le côté grand arôme, on est rarement deçu. Je me souviens de la premières impression olfactive ,ouvert une bouteille avec des amis,un s exclame, ya de l armagnac la dedans!, le boisé de ce finish chez savanna s orienté sur le marc de raisin, un coté pineau des charentes tout cela mélangé aux fruits exotiques , un bouche , il y a quand même une grosse attaque mais tt est parfaitement intégré, la noblesse des futs métropolitain ce mélange au terroir reunionnais , quelle classe ,un des meilleur embouteillage de la distillerie c est sur, manque peut être un poil de longueur (je bois pas mal de gros tdl en ce moment), different ,magnifique noble, la classe
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
21.05.2022 Sampling at home. Notes Medium to dark in colour Nose Intense, fresh, esters, light wood, faint smoke, fruity, pineapple, light berries, faint glue. Palate Intense, round, light wood, light roasted, fruity, esters, pineapple, faint cherry, faint chocolate, balanced. Finish Long and warm, light roasted wood, balanced, esters, medium dry, light pineapple. Extra note Needs to rest for a while to release all its wonderful flavours.
Review by tojo
It's back to autumn and thus the rum season. In the sampling jam waits a very good Savanna Wild Island with Armagnac and Cognac barrel. You can smell and taste that. On the nose a great sweetness of raisins and dried fruit. Honey, young wood, chocolate/mocha and olive. On the palate more spices like pepper and allspice. Light bitter notes on the finish. Well done all around.
Review by Thunderbird
A very good Savanna. The aging in Armagnac and Cognac barrels is certainly not to everyone's taste, but I love it here! It fits wonderfully and gives it something special! I would like to have more of this!2nd TastingMy impression from the first time has been confirmed! A very successful Savanna, which however needs time in the glass
Review by Martin Švojgr
Na tuhle lahrv jsem se moc těšil a ačkoli jsem nesehnal lahev na otevření, štěstí se na mne usmálo při degustaci v Pražské Havaně. Je to velmi dobrá Grand Arome Savanna, která si v chuti ze sudů ponechala chuti Armaňaku a Koňaku. Jsou krásně cítit estery, velmi příjemně lehké, anas, med. Řadím určitě do top 10 Savan co jsem pil.
Review by Vidaa Wz
Après 30 min d’aheration nul doute sur le nez on est sur un GA, olive mur bonbon à la fraise et quelques notes d’agrumes, En bouche je trouve l’attaque pimenté mais c’est raisonnable ensuite le GA s’exprime de la meilleure des manières, On est sur ce qui se fait de mieux chez savanna
Review by primus
Ja, was soll man sagen. Was für ein toller, toller Rum. Das hier ist ein klasse komplexes Meisterwerk, fast zu komplex es zu beschreiben. Fruchtig, gleichzeitig würzig, auf jeden Fall eine Geschmacksexplosion. Wirklich nur zu empfehlen!
Review by Pavel Spacek
Rumy z destilerie Savanna jsou jedny z mych nejoblibenejsich. Doporucuji kazdemu vyzkouset zejmena vuce esterove kousky jako je Grand arome nebo HERR. Tolik ovoce v nekolika malo kapkach tekutiny jste dlouho necitili.
Review by Jakob
Seems like a slightly tamed Grand Arôme - but that does not mean that the bottling would lack even the slightest bit of power. Powerful fruit esters, wood, mint, plus some mint tea...impressive.
Review by Rodolphe
Great Savanna aroma, as they do so well. Super gourmet roasted pineapple, super pleasure. I think it's very good, but it's a little below LMDW's unshared for me.
Review by Nicolas MARCHANDIN
Savanna au top ! J'ai beaucoup apprécié l'alliance avec le finish armagnac. Je l'ai goûter en sample. Même si je lui ai laissé du temps il pourrait s'ouvrir encore plus et être meilleur
Review by Mentalo
Tolle Abfüllung. Ein zahmer Grand Arome und das ist einfach stimmig. Tolle Fruchtnoten mit etwas Minze. Wem ein Grand Arome zu extrem ist, sollte dem hier ne Chance geben.
Review by Oliver
Excellent Savanna! Intense and yet balanced. Pineapple, esters and light mint play super together. This one is really fun!
Review by John Coffey
Sublime nose with this woody side and full of exotic fruits. Less excited by the Armagnac side but still very good.
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Aroma are absolutely fantastic! White HERR… Very like this one, but first expectations make me await even something more.
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Auction results 316 € – 395 €
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Details about Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Grand étang sec 2006
A rum from Reunion, distilled by Savanna, at 59,9%.
Community purchases
89 bottles logged by 65 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
7% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Grand étang sec 2006?
Community paid 119–350 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
89 purchased · 52 tasted · 59 wishlist · as of
About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 8,293 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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