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Bielle Rhum vieux de Marie-Galante 2003
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Roasted oak, dark spices and dried fruit lead here, with coffee, chocolate, tobacco and a honey note that tasters call a Bielle signature. This is an aged agricole that doesn't shout "grassy" — the wood and warm spice take over instead. Several people found it a touch hot and unbalanced until a few drops of water opened it up. Peach and raisin round out a deep, spice-heavy profile.
The community says- Roasted oak depth
- Warm baking spices
- Keep in mind: Hot neat
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How does Bielle Rhum vieux de Marie-Galante 2003 taste?
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Deep, woody aged agricole, spice-forward Widely loved as a rich, wood-and-spice aged Bielle, with peach and dried fruit. Most say add a little water — it runs hot and slightly unbalanced neat.
Aroma profileAgricole fans who like deep, woody, spice-heavy cask-strength rum
Those wanting a light, grassy agricole or heavy tobacco/spice haters
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
59 community reviews
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Review by Joachim Guger
The rum needs some water, otherwise it is too strong and a touch unbalanced. Sugar cane, brioche, great integrated wood maturity, tobacco. Very nice, pronounced peach notes. In the mouth complex spice bazaar. The finish is ultra great. Very nice licorice. A great, mature Bielle. Highest craftsmanship, powerful and perfectly balanced.
Review by Andi
Excellent Agricole rum in cask strength. I am fascinated. Addendum: Photo Addendum 2: after a year, I have emptied the last of the sample. Still super Agricole, beautifully complex aromas of wood, spices and a balanced sweetness.
Review by Jakob
Agricole at an inspiring level. The barrel has clearly left its mark, aromatic power of heavy wood notes, plus spices, dark fruit aromas with minimal influences of fresh citrus notes, sugar cane, nutty dark chocolate...beautiful complexity. Great release.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another nice release from Bielle. Typical high quality that of course comes at a price. However the price is pretty good considering what you get. The nose is there from pouring into the glass. A lightly sweet nose with roasted coffee followed by caramel, chocolate and vanilla. There is a very light touch of raisin as well. The palate is complex and well balanced. Roasted oak noted with a light sweetness to it. Then chocolate, caramel and spices. In the lighter notes after resting I find licorice and dried fruit. There is a very light bitter note but it doesn't interfere at all. The finish has roasted oak and raisin followed by light licorice.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Simply terrific! I just love these agricoles that don't taste agricoley too much! Thank you, Leo, for the blind sample for the RumX Christmas giveaway!
Review by Beancheese
Really nice rum that I was able to get a sample of through the Rum-X forum. This one was nice on the nose, showing off a range of delicate notes. On the first taste I was taken by the complexity but also the heat, which was a tick overpowering. I added a very small amount of water and it helped. Oak, spice, vanilla and caramel and a bunch more I just couldn’t quite put my finger on because it was a symphony of flavour and sensation. Only reason it doesn’t score a tad higher is that the balance was little off until water was added
Review by Lukas Jäger
Wow, that's a board! Somehow old Biellle rarely disappoint! Dark and roasty, the barrel comes through nicely, but then quickly turns into burnt sugar, maple syrup and forest honey! This is joined by dried fruit, raisins and prunes and a hint of cinnamon and aniseed. Really pleasant and tasty, it certainly rivals many large bottlings!
Review by TheRhumhoe
A charming Bielle that opens with an array of spices (vanilla, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, licorice and anise). The woodiness blends perfectly with notes of nuts, dried fruit, tobacco and a hint of chocolate that rounds out the whole. After aeration, candied fruits, pastry notes and sugar cane are felt, adding greediness to a profile that is both complex, deep and very pleasant. The attack on the palate is no exception to the nose, with warm and sweet spices bursting forth from the first moments. Notes of coffee, chocolate, tobacco, leather and nuts accompany a toasty sensation that sharpens the rum's profile towards a very characterful, yet very gourmet empyreumatic side. Dried fruits, peach and sugar cane bring a welcome fruity and vegetal touch to this rather dark profile. The integration of the alcohol is excellent. All the flavors work together to form a very elegant and deep blend. The finish is long, woody and spicy notes dominate the proceedings with some dried fruits, tobacco and hazelnut. No real surprise but a continuity with the rest of the profile that allows to finish on a very pleasant note. Although it is not accessible for everyone in terms of price (which could be qualified as its biggest flaw), it remains a very great rum, of an impressive richness with a perfect harmony of flavors that only Bielle has the secret. Magnificent and terribly effective.
Review by Leo Krüper
Great dry rum. Tastes like excellent old Agricole without drifting into the grassy Süßholzrichrung. I like very very much.
Review by MarcT
Got my hands on some Bielle, and it is a nice experience. Rums from this distillery are hard to find here, or quite expensive, but I find this worth it. It is balanced, quite lot of Caramel, a bit coffee and smooth fruit to the nose. The taste is well balanced between Agricole notes, mint, wood and again some Caramel. Had this again with a friend, this time I got more wood and some licorice as well. Comment of my friend: "taste of an old house... " It was still a very nice sip.
Review by Christoph
Extremely tasty Agricole with well integrated wood notes, eucalyptus mint, strong peach fruit notes.
Review by Manuel
Very pleasant Bielle, for me rather on the dry side with herbal notes on the finish. It wasn't as impressive on the nose as I expected, so it just missed out on a top rating.
Review by Serge
Great rum, delicious nose immediately after pouring. Tasted good with and without a few drops. Spices on the palate more varied with a little water.
Review by Martin Spooner
A wonderfully fruity nose. Slightly nutty with raisins I would say. Very nicely balanced taste. It has a certain depth that I really like. Also the finish stays nicely long. Wonderful. Confirmed on re-tasting. Great thing. However more grassy than before.
Review by Jarek
Due to recent events 😉 I decided to do a few tastings with Agricole from Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Marie Galante. Today it's Bielle's turn. Despite the same ABV, it tastes stronger than the Rasta Morris RX7116, but in a pleasant way. Also fruitier on the nose and palate. Great Agricole!
Review by Djehey
I find the characteristic honey marker of Bielle with a well-present woodiness especially on the palate. On the nose, fruits dominate. You can clearly sense peach and raisins. This rum is very appreciated by the community but it is not my preference...
Review by Mentalo
A top Bielle, whose only criticism for me was the somewhat short finish. On the palate it has a great pronounced apricot note, spices, some licorice root, pleasant light wood note and a slight sweetness.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Very round, matured, Brut de Fut Rhum. The typical grassiness of Agricole is still present here, but is somewhat pushed into the background by spiciness, roasted aromas, a pleasant sweetness, fruit and clear wood notes. Beautifully intense. Alcohol is perfectly integrated.
Review by Daniel Kennste Doch
Again a nice Bielle bottling, even if the price seems quite hefty. I left that aside a bit in the rating. Nose: herbs, a bit of mint, eucalyptus, lots of oak, vanilla, typical bourbon, a bit of lemon. Mouth: great, really strong start, partly reminds of the 8-year-old Bielle Rumclub bottling, herbal, extremely long finish. Not a bargain, but a sample is absolutely worth it. Especially if you also like other Bielle bottlings.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
High caliber, intense Agricole with a strong wood presence. With time it more balance and it's much softer. Profile less nutty to the other Bielle from Rasta Morris that I had. Would be curious to compare to some other agricoles with similar powerful profile. Thanks Mentalo and JakobM for sharing this sample with me (I made a blend of the two samples, once I realized that it's the same one).
Review by Buddudharma
Nice Bielle with a good mix of wood, grassy notes, and spices. Not a standout in my perception, but a very well-made Agricole.
Review by FischeJ
Spicy, woody, yellow fruit, minimal sugarcane.
Review by Rado Vito
Wonderful rum, but I prefer less tobacco and spicy flavours in my rum.
Review by Émile Shevek
The nose is intense and enveloping with light notes of solvent, coffee, chocolate, peat. On the palate, it is warm and enveloping with mainly notes of dates, then coffee, flowers, and spices, a great roundness and a persistent finish that caresses your mouth, almost like a solera with a very distant bitter note. In the empty glass, delicate wood.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
RVMG 2003 – 52.8% A Bielle that doesn’t say its name... The distillery launched this brand to bypass a disagreement with its distributor. Result: a range called Les Rhums Vieux de Marie-Galante (RVMG) — but it’s actually Bielle. Distilled in 2003, this rum aged 14 years in ex-bourbon casks before being bottled at cask strength, 52.8%, for 1,500 bottles. Alcohol integration: excellent. On the nose, you discover beautiful spices — vanilla, anise, black pepper — carried by a present but balanced woodiness. On the palate, it’s complex and harmonious: wood, spices, and coffee notes blend pleasantly. The finish prolongs this beautiful coherence, marked by elegant woodiness. An original Bielle, with fine and spicy wood, perfectly balanced. A very successful and particularly enjoyable rum. 💬 I really liked it a lot!
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78 bottles logged by 61 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
11% opened, 3 emptied.
What does Bielle Rhum vieux de Marie-Galante 2003 cost?
Community paid 178–330 €.
Current best price: 299.00 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 277 €. Price history with 2 auction results in RX+ ›
78 purchased · 62 tasted · 40 wishlist · as of
Details about Bielle Rhum vieux de Marie-Galante 2003
A Rhum Agricole from Marie Galante, distilled by Bielle, at 52,8%.
About the Bielle distillery
The Bielle distillery is located in Marie Galante. Rums from Bielle have been reviewed 4,574 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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