Rhum JM La Dame Jeanne Numero 2 2023

9,5:On the nose, the first impression we get is a very impressive, tempting, balanced rum with juicy peaches, candied fruits, vanilla and pleasant wood, French wine touch. Sugar cane is tasty and mineral, caramelized. A nice representative of an agricole. Milk chocolate and roasted nuts add to very attractive first face of this rum.
When we air it, the complexity is shown with new faces of it once in a while, as the fruits are now tropical, some sweet spices and floral notes mark the presence. It becomes a bit tanninic. New markers are also vegetal notes with tea, grass, medicinal with a touch of polish which is well integrated in the mix.We are going towards another face with more darker side with mocha, chocolate fudge, burnt sugar, toasted oak, peanuts, peanutbutter as the feeling is syrupy.
After well rest, we could add another layer of notes as cocoa, hazelnut, a whiff of mint, orange peel and dried fruits.
A man could hardly find so round, tempting, hedonistic rum on the nose....
8,8:On the palate, the attack is very agricole like with spiciness, mineral sugar cane, caramelized and tea, the darker side is very present with some medicinal notes, mocha, chocolate, fudge, roasted nuts, is woody, dry, vegetal with olive, basil, complemented with cocoa, vanilla and nuts.
Now we could notice some bourbon touch with yellow fruits, there is red wine nicely woven into the darker notes of this complex rum.
Another layer of notes is stronger with nice rest with candied fruits, is citrusy, there is some orange peel. Some notes that crawl randomly in are some mint, brine and leather. Inspite of all this notes, the picture of the rum is intact as it is very round, balanced and tasty.
8,7:The finish is a long agricole with mineral sugar cane, orange, woody and nutty, chocolate, roasted , there are dried fruits, a bit astringent, dry, tea, olive, some spiciness and some leathery touch for a tasty happy end.
Cheers 🍾🥂.