Aroma visualization from community tastings
HSE Château Marquis de Terme Finish 2006
Most owners land in the same happy place: this is a red-wine finish done right. Cherry, red berries and ripe grape run from nose to finish, wrapped in French oak, spice and a bit of leather. It drinks dry rather than sweet, and the 47% sit so well most people don't notice them. The cask flatters the cane instead of burying it.
The community says- Red-berry depth
- Balanced finish
- But: Dry, tannic close
View price history
10 more payment methodsShopping safely on RumX Returns & cancellation
- Secure payment. You pay via RumX with PayPal, Klarna or card. Your payment data is encrypted and we never store your full card details.
- Clear seller. Sold and shipped directly by the partner shop. And you're never on your own: RumX handles support and communication with the shop, so you always get excellent service, whichever shop you order from.
- Honest shop ratings. The stars show your service experience with the shop, not the rum score. They come from RumX users, and critical ones stay visible.
- Returns & cancellation. Your purchase contract is with the shop, so returns and cancellations run through them under their own policy and your statutory rights. If anything goes wrong, RumX helps you sort it out.
The look inside the bottle
How does HSE Château Marquis de Terme Finish 2006 taste?
Aggregated from 65 community reviews.
Dry, berry-rich agricole with a red-wine finish A textbook example of a finish serving the rum rather than hijacking it — round, berry-rich and dry. If you want sweetness or a soft agricole, this leans wine-dry.
agricole fans curious about red-wine finishes
anyone wanting sweet or a soft, unfinished agricole
How the community classifies this rum. Each category takes you to similar rums.
Which glass for which rum? The community guide →
31 of 65 left detailed tasting impressions · Click an aroma to explore similar rums
Recommendation
Your next rum
One difference each to this rum.
More intense
Saint James Les Ephémères - N°1 2001
8.8/10295 €
Drier
Saint James Les Éphémères - N°5 2005
8.5/10124 €First choice: 26 of 29 tasters who tried both prefer it.
How is HSE Château Marquis de Terme Finish 2006 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.4 sits in the “Very good” band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Community voices
What does the community say?
78% rate it 8 or higher. 17 selected write-ups from 65 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A superb bottling from HSE, who have perfectly mastered their subject with this finish and this Vintage. The nose offers viticultural tones of red wine and grape, but also carries red fruits such as cherry and dried fruit. Spices are very present, notably chili, vanilla, pepper and nutmeg. A lovely woodiness and a hint of honeyed sugar cane accompany this round, gourmand and intense profile. On the palate, it's a dry, elegant, vinous and complex rum. The wine is finished in Marquis de Terme, a rather masterful touch that adds that extra touch of pleasant complexity. Red fruits (cherry), dried fruits and spices are also very present. Agricultural tones come to the fore with sugarcane, but remain subtle so as not to unbalance the profile. At 47%, the alcohol is very well integrated, neither too little nor too much. The finish is long, dry and tannic, almost astringent with the wine barrel. The spices are more prominent, as is a roasted side of walnuts and leather. The fruit remains red and dry, accompanying this elegant profile throughout. This is yet another example of HSE's remarkable expertise and willingness to think outside the agricultural box.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Nez très pâtissier : vanille, miel, fruits confits (abricots)...avec une pointe de boisé. Le nez est très prometteur sur la cerise acide. En bouche il y a énormément de gourmandise et de corps. On a du raisin, des fruits confits avec une belle longueur boisée et épicée. HSE nous livre ici une belle démonstration de ce que doit être un finish : au service du rhum. Ne vaut probablement pas le fameux Marquis de terme 2005, mais cela reste quand même sacrément bien réussi comme embouteillage !
Review by ElReyTristan
Un nez des plus flatteur avec une noix de Coco presque passé. Une palette de fruits à coques et secs (raisins secs, pruneau et noix) et même un petit aspect nutella. En bouche c’est très clivant, je reconnais que ça n’est pas came. Pas beaucoup de force et le marquage ne met en valeur que l’épice du produit et la noix longue et légèrement piquante. En d’autres termes c’est complexe et riche mais monocorde, les épices. Plus aucun gourmandise, et très très peu de fraîcheur. Donc malgré la complexité un manque d’équilibre.
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
This is what a red wine finish should taste like! It is present without taking over the rum. Red fruits, berries and cherry remain from the nose to the finish. There are also spices (cumin, cloves) - and a hint of sulphur, which leaves a little salt in the mouth and finish. Despite the low alcohol content, a lot of flavor comes together in the mouth. Reminiscent of a very elegant 2008 Ten Cane. A little too little action, but I could drink this almost every day.
Review by Morgan Garet
Le 1er nez est dominé par des notes gourmandes de caramel, de chocolat, de canne a sucre. Après une longue ouverture les fruits prennent le dessus pour donner un ensemble très agréable. En bouche, on attaque sur des notes boisées, de tabac et épicée. Puis il s'ouvre sur des notes plus gpurmandes qui rappellent le nez. Le finish vin se fait plutôt sentir en bouche. Finale moyenne sur le tabac et des notes fruitées.
Review by Agricoler
Small HSE tasting: Significantly better than the sherry finish. Very nice red fruits and still a nice agricole influence. Overall the better ratio of finish to base product. Really very round thing.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Interessantes Finish, für mich aber nicht rund. Hat einen sehr trockenen Abgang. Zwar sehr fruchtig aber kaum Süße. Da bleibe ich lieber beim "normalen" HSE ohne Finish.
Review by Righrum
Too much wood and spices and I don't appreciate the cask influence, but I recognise it as a good pick because it gets along well with this rum profile.
Review by benoit burger
Top. Boisé très présent avec un petit côté fruité ( raisin ,pruneaux) apporté sûrement par la finition , complexe avec une belle longueur.
Review by Djehey
Tasted with fest rum. Nice balance. Aromatic in the tradition of the XO, with depth probably provided by the red wine cask.
Review by Jacques etdom
Beau rhum, joli finish, c est rond, fruité avec un joli boisé. Un bel apport du finish. Cependant le prix est trop élevé.
Review by Cédric Meyers
Même si le nez est très agréable (tourne autour du vin et de la cerise) la bouche l'est un peu moins avec ce côté très agressif du piment ou du poivre.
Review by Alexandre Rolin
Degusté et acheté sur place, un vrai bijou. Une belle puissance et complexité en bouche. Vraiment un coup de cœur
Review by alex
Superbe. Ça passe tout seul. Très gourmand, belle longueur, alcool parfaitement intégré bref, très bon rhum
Review by Double Barrel
Not the same focus and concentration than the first batch but still very very good and highly quaffable.
Review by Andi
Sehr viele rote Frucht Noten, Kirsche, Beeren, dazu kommen leicht würzige Noten.
Review by Thunderbird
Certainly a good Agricole, but I can't cope with this red wine finish! You either like it or, as in my case, not so much!
No reviews match this filter.
Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 8.6/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by RUMprobiert
Read full review →
Expert review by Préférence Rhum
Read full review →
Live auctions
Current bids for this rum at Europe's leading auction houses.
Market value
Avg. community purchase price 68 €
What members paid for this bottle, self-reported. Not a market value — the purchases are over three years old at the median and unverified.
Details about HSE Château Marquis de Terme Finish 2006
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 47%.
Community purchases
143 bottles logged by 117 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
18% opened, 12 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for HSE Château Marquis de Terme Finish 2006?
Community paid 60–125 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
143 purchased · 69 tasted · 46 wishlist · as of
Read on in the RumX Guide
You may also enjoy
Rum enthusiasts who like this rum have also given the following rums high ratings:
HSE Château Marquis de Terme Finish 2007
HSE Château Marquis de Terme Finish 2007Red-wine-finished agricole, cherry and chocolate
HSE VSOP - Port Cask Finish
HSE VSOP - Port Cask FinishFruity, rounded port-finished agricole sipper
HSE Château Marquis de Terme Finish 2013
HSE Château Marquis de Terme Finish 2013Round agricole, red fruit and cocoa from a wine finish
HSE Single Cask (MEB 2022) 2006
HSE Single Cask (MEB 2022) 2006Elegant, spicy dried-fruit agricole for sipping
HSE Réserve Spéciale VSOP
HSE Réserve Spéciale VSOPWoody, spicy easy-going aged agricole
HSE Parcellaire #1 Canne d'Or 2016
HSE Parcellaire #1 Canne d'Or 2016Fresh, spicy young agricole with a great nose
Never miss a price drop.
Set a target price in the app, and we'll let you know as soon as the rum becomes available at that price from one of our partner stores. This works for any rum on your wish list.
Oliver · FounderBy rum lovers, for rum lovers
I'm Oliver, and RumX began in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
What began as my digital tasting diary is now the world's most comprehensive platform for rum fans, today carried by a small team with Jakob, Lukas and Katharina, with Robert supporting us as a freelancer. We combine the collective intelligence of our community with an integrated marketplace, so you can choose with confidence, without paperwork, detours, or expert jargon.
Oliver, Stuttgart
About RumX →YouTube channel (in German)
