Aroma visualization from community tastings
Taste
Woody, Grass, Fresh
Most mentioned across 12 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- Agricole fans who like a woody, fruit-and-spice sipper with value
- Less suitable for
- Anyone wanting a big, structured, fresh-cane agricole
Montebello Vieux Rhum 2003
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"A jolie surprise" is how one taster put it, and that fits: an 8-year Guadeloupe agricole that's oddly atypical, more yellow fruit and licorice than fresh grassy cane. Woody, peppery, a little spicy, with exotic fruit weaving through. A few find it light and slightly reduced, but most reach for it again with real pleasure. Warmer than its 42% suggests.
The community says- Complex for the money
- Wood-fruit balance
- Less suitable for: Anyone wanting a big, structured, fresh-cane agricole
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How does Montebello Vieux Rhum 2003 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Woody, licorice-tinged agricole with yellow fruit Most call it a pleasant, unexpectedly complex agricole for the money — woody, licorice-tinged, fruity. The main gripe: it can read a touch light and lacking structure.
Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after characterful, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
Agricole fans who like a woody, fruit-and-spice sipper with value
Anyone wanting a big, structured, fresh-cane agricole
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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35 community reviews
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Review by Nicofr
Most helpful positive review
An agricultural rum surprisingly complex for the price. On the nose exotic fruits are already present, on the palate there is a surprising mix of licorice/exotic fruits leaning towards licorice at the end of the mouth. Very good value for money.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful mixed review
With a medium long finish you get a pretty good rum considering the price tag. The Agricole notes are there as well as light fruit and spices. I rally like the dry oily feel on the palate.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very elegant!
Review by John Coffey
Very fresh side in the mouth... Very smooth
Review by MarMOTTE
What a lovely surprise!!! A rum that looks unassuming and surprised me in every aspect. From the nose: powerful, woody with a bit of fruit - On the palate: complex, warm and peppery, almost spicy. It makes me go back several times to appreciate the nuances, discovering hints of licorice and ginger. An unexpected tasting that demands more attention than usual... in short, I like it!
Review by Alexandre Rolin
Really nice, maybe a bit light but very pleasant with different flavors of fruits and spices. A pleasure rum and easy to drink that you always enjoy again.
Review by adn butrulle
An alcoholic nose, a peaty palate with serious, complex notes, a hint of liquorice on a long finish. Definitely good stuff.
Review by Godspeed
Good, but not wow. Unfortunately way too diluted.
Review by Dim Itri
This Montebello 8-Year-Old has a rather light color, which is surprising given the years spent in cask, almost resembling an ESB. The first nose is very atypical for an agricole, resembling a molasses rum that has undergone a long fermentation. The first nose is clearly of yellow fruit, quince and mirabelle plum. The second nose is very delicate, with fine, light wood, lace and a hint of spice: divine! I could spend the whole evening smelling this nectar! On the palate, the attack is smooth and round, but the juice lacks structure, woodiness perhaps... It's rather disconcerting, like a young rum that's lost its fresh cane. The spices dominate with the alcohol, without being excessive. I was expecting much more complexity. The finish is average.
Review by Wernie
Apart from a few samples, only my second Agricole and after the first disappointment, a nice surprise. A good balance between wood and fruit, which accompanies you from start to finish. For its 42%, it packs a punch and feels less watered down than other candidates.
Review by Alan Bertoli
Very light color for 8 years. I think it’s a rum where you mainly feel the aromas given off by the wood of the barrel during aging. Personally I miss the fruit part a bit. Still good though.
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Montebello Vieux Rhum 2003 at live auctions
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- 57 bottles on the shelf, owned by 56 members
- 36 tastings
- 17 wishlists
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43 of 57 bottles are still sealed.
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- 11 open
- 3 emptied
What did the community pay for Montebello Vieux Rhum 2003?
54 € median purchase price
The middle 80% of purchase prices were between 40 and 76 €.
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Details about Montebello Vieux Rhum 2003
A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, distilled by Montebello, at 42%.
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