As its name suggests, Bielle Goélette 2011 has travelled!
After distillation in 2011, this premium agricultural rum aged in oak barrels for 6 years. It was then sailed across the Atlantic. It was racked in 2017 and bottled brut de fût.
Nico's tasting notes
On the nose, this rum shows a beautiful, mellow, woody concentration, carried by a light solvent. Nuts are vibrant and sparkling at first. Then, nestled at the heart of the rum, we discover a large basket of ripe, sweet and even sticky fruit.
Aeration and rest reveal an extremely round, gourmet rum. Its aromas rival one another in seductiveness, with bold vanilla, woody notes ready to chew, and sweet coconut milk.
On the palate, the attack is gentle but present, and gradually builds in intensity. In short, mastery is the order of the day. Greedy, fatty nuts are the first to make their presence felt. Almond, macadamia nut and a few pine nuts come through. Then the soft American oak comes to the fore, with its hints of vanilla and coconut. The cane juice also becomes greedy on contact, and the fruit turns to jam.
The finish is smooth, carrying a nice vanilla wood reduction and butterscotch.
"A well-coated brut de fût in gourmet American oak..."
Tasting notes from the Cellar Master of the Bielle distillery
Nose: complexity of candied fruit, gingerbread and roasted almonds
Palate: notes of vanilla underlined by old wood, giving way to the sweetness of honey.
Finish: as the chapters unfold, an unsettling flight of fragrant notes is revealed.
