In 2022, Depaz rums will celebrate 100 years since the reconstruction of the magnificent Château Depaz. Located at the foot of Mount Pelée, it was destroyed along with the town of Saint-Pierre in the volcanic eruption of 1902.
It was in 1922 that Victor Depaz set about bringing the family estate back to life.
For the occasion, a unique cuvée was created by cellar master Nora Carrion-Martinez. The 2011, 2013 and 2016 vintages were selected from 10 200-liter casks, then blended to create 1,400 numbered bottles. These rums were aged between 6 and 11 years in the distillery's cellars. The majority of the casks selected are American, with 2/3 red and 1/3 new.
Only 300 of these magnificent bottles are available for export. This makes it a very limited edition.
Nico's tasting notes
The nose offers a lovely woody bouquet garnished with oily nuts such as peanut, almond, walnut, hazelnut... Ripe cane settles on the oak, adorned with fresh hints of eucalyptus, opening the way to a fruit-laden breeze.
Aeration leads us to a cigar box with elegantly exotic wood essences, encrusted with fine spices and tobacco. The cane juice, now jammy, takes on these golden-brown aromas with delight.
On the palate, sweet spices and wood duel with cane juice and pepper. An invigorating start, typical of the AOC Martinique style. Another characteristic: this encounter is elegant, with just the right amount of character, but without burning. The result is a gently peppery syrup, loaded with blond tobacco and a few fresh coffee beans.
The finish is peppery and full of aged cane juice.
"An encounter between cane juice and wood, as typical of its tradition as can be...".
Jocelyne Lavie
Nice bottle
Petr Martuška
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