Rhum Chantal Comte HSE Cuvée Caribaea Rhum Vieux Agricole VO 2017

Simply the best VO of my life. The alcohol is beautifully integrated! Better than most HSE's.

Beautiful HSE! I was dazzled to learn that this one carried just 4 years of age on its shoulders. Incredible quality and I was really lucky to find it at one of my wine shops for the introductory price. One of my best bargains this year. Highly recommended (if you can still find it) and it makes you dream of what else of the same or better quality you can find in the ali-babaian cellars of the HSE? An exciting rum.

Quel rhum, quelle intensité ! Pour un 4 ans !

Thinking about how much flavour they got into a 4 year old rum like this is astonishing. Very fruity with Agricole notes and vanilla. The cane comes sneaking in after a while alongside caramel and some nuts. The wood is also the without being dominant but more enhancing the overall prolile. Price to quality at release was really good in my mind.

Vraiment surprenant qu’un rhum aussi jeune développe autant d’arôme. Quel délice 😍

Très belle robe ambrée. Nez très gourmand, d'abord sur la canne, le boisé, un côté caramel au beurre puis viennent les fruits tropicaux, ananas, mangue... même un peu de pomme. En bouche, on ressent bien le boisé, le cuir, le tabac, mais également la canne. Les fruits tropicaux reviennent également puis le côté poivré, épicé... et ça dure, ça dure... Une superbe réussite pour un rhum aussi jeune.

Intense and opulent. Great nose to begin with, the cask works very harmonic with the spirit. Overall it feels older than it actually is. Especially on the palate followed by the sweet, long and warm finish. A few drops of water are necessary to open up its full potential.

Wow, what an intense bouquet. And that with only 4 years of maturation. Nose: intense, full-bodied, delicious. Dark fruit such as blackberry and blackcurrant meet sweet, dried dates with citrus marmalade and maple syrup. Behind this, fresh sour cherry and a hint of mint if you take a stronger drag. I like it very much. 8.9 Palate: there's a lot going on here. Powerful and intense, spicy and fruity. As is so often the case with Agricol from Martinique, I start with soap and violets. Then comes light pepper with caraway and nutmeg, which are immediately replaced by sweet tonka bean. It also has a slightly buttery texture like brioche. Violet and herbs with grass at the back. 8.7 Great, intense Agricole that has a lot to offer for its young age of 4 years.

Très belle équilibre. À noter cette bouche épicée sur le clou de girofle ! Magnifique Pour son âge mériterait plus de 90 Je me suis un peu enflammé mais c'est très bon, grosse épicée poivrée avec une puissance gourmande et florale

Very tasty. I love the HSE profile and here it's super fresh ubd floral. Nice spiciness on the palate and everything seems balanced and easy to drink. Alcohol sensationally integrated. I like it very much. Had it under observation for a long time. As was often the case last year, it was a little too expensive for me (4 years). Otherwise I would have liked to have had a bottle.

Erstaunlich, was vier Jahre im Fass an Intensität und Komplexität hier für einen Rhum gezaubert haben. Typische Agricole Noten, Gras, Würzigkeit, Kräuter, Früchte... mit sehr gut eingebundenem Alkohol. Toller Agricole, leider nicht mehr verfügbar.

Very tasty and surprisingly drinkable young Agricole with plenty of power. The alcohol could be slightly better integrated, but this is balanced out by an exciting complex aroma of green apple, caramel, pear, mint and citrus zest, as well as pleasant tannins. Above all, quite drinkable considering its young age!

Ce rhum n’a que 4 ans … une concentration hors du commun pour son âge ! Bravo

Wow, what an aroma. Dense, spicy wintry and great grassy sugar cane associations. Great, intense agricole. Amazing what 4 years of tropical aging can do. Absolute recommendation!

Nez parfumé sur des notes oxydatives, noix, vin jaune et fût. En bouche c’est gourmand, sans sucre la sensation est chaude et caramélisé et on retrouve la noix et la « bonne oxydation ». Je note aussi des saveurs de Pedro Ximenez ou un autre liquoreux oxydatif. C’est très équilibré et très bon!