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Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2020
Well-liked but with an asterisk: it's a lovely, gentle Marie-Galante agricole that several owners feel got reduced a touch too far. Dried apricot, ripe banana and almond lead the nose, with grass, sweet cane and light pepper on the palate. The 45% keeps it soft and easy — the flip side is a thin body and a finish that fades quick. Fans of the earlier full-proof editions notice what's missing.
The community says- Dried apricot nose
- Ripe banana & almond
- But: Thin body
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How does Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2020 taste?
Aggregated from 60 community reviews.
Soft apricot-and-grass agricole, a touch thin Most find it a pleasant, easy agricole — but the recurring gripe is dilution: several call it thin and light, and say the earlier releases had more depth.
agricole fans wanting a gentle, fruity pour
anyone chasing a full-bodied, punchy agricole
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50% rate it 8 or higher. 19 selected write-ups from 60 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Most helpful positive review
It needs a good oxygenation time to show its potential! In this reduced-degree version the citrus and fruit scents stand out much more, with a very pleasant sugarcane garnish! Wood integrated quite well and some mouthwatering notes accompanying the whole tasting!
Review by N’ours
Most helpful critical review
Grosse déception, Profil aromatique faible. Nez un peu épicé et boisé, on retrouve une note de fruit confit et de fruit séché mais c’est pauvre. En bouche rien. Un peu de vous, un peu de vanille, 3 secondes et puis plus rien. Une sensation de chaud reste et un côté asséchant. On dirait qu’il a été réduit à la va-vite avec de l’eau déminéralisé, sans qu’aucun soin ni soit apporté. Dommage.
Review by Oliver
Relaxed Rhum Rhum. Does not quite come up to its excellent predecessors.
Review by Joachim Guger
Dried apricots, bananas, almonds. Slightly watery in the mouth, but very drinkable. Great Agricole, clearly reminds me of the 2012.
Review by RumTaTa
Nose mild, fruity and sweet. Besides an elusive note - possibly "earthy"?on the palate it reminds me fleetingly of Highland whiskey. The earthy note is also present here, a bit like wet musty wood.The medium-long finish brings no surprise and remains predominantly on the woody side. Does not belong to the varieties of rum that I prefer.
Review by Leo Krüper
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Having tried the release that hasn't been watered down I habe to admit that a bit has been lost when reducing the ABV. It will however attract more people by releasing two different levels of ABV. The nose is fruity with spices, wood and a hint of nuts. The palate is lightly dry, yet thin with fruit, wood and spices trailed by some nuts. The finish is medium long and warm with fruit, wood and spices.
Review by mto75
On the nose very fruity with banana and dried apricot. On the palate, allspice and tobacco. White to convince, despite the low ABV.
Review by ilRummista
Un buon rum, probabilmente a grado pieno ha più carattere e più corpo al palato. Il naso è delicato ma di carattere. Al palato in alcuni tratti del sorso questo rum manca un po’ di “corpo”, sembra un po’ leggero. Resta comunque una piacevole bevuta
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Blind tasting. Sugarcane spirit, from fresh juice, not molasses. Sweet-grassy. Vanilla. Fresh fruits. Toffee oak. Sweet toasted oak. Was surprised that’s it’s Liberation 2020. Expected more French wine influence. But rum are good. Blind score was 82-83/100
Review by TheRhumhoe
The nose is carried away by spices, herbal and vegetal notes, a hint of earthiness and dried fruit (apricots), with a profile typical of the region. This sweetness on the nose is echoed on the palate, with pronounced herbal and vegetal notes, hay, chamomile and freshness, followed by sugarcane, sweet spices, dried fruit and almond. The medium-length finish follows the same earthy, spicy, dry and slightly woody pattern. A linear profile that unfortunately lacks the character to really stand out.
Review by jonathan.p🇫🇷
Je n ai pas encore gouté l’es full proof en 2012 / 2015, ou même le 2020 donc difficile d avoir un point de comparaison, mais c est franchement pas trop mal. Un nez sur la banane, papayes avec un côté clairement épicé et un peu de fût de bois. En bouche, c est différent, de suite un côté allspice, mélangé aux fruit et épices…. On sent clairement que c est dilué…. Dommage ! La fin est moyenne sur les épices. Dans l ensemble c est quand meme bon et cela promet pour tester les autres
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Entspannter bielle, etwas zu verwässert dennoch schöner Abgang.
Review by Jeremy C
Vanille banane amande tres présents Excellent Guadeloupeen
Review by Czech Rum porter
Due to the excellent Liberation range, expectations were high. Disappointment after even worse. rhum without depth, completely flat and indistinct, is sweetness and emptiness. Really bad joke.
Review by Volkmar Weber
Die Magie und Süße der Vorgänger fehlt hier komplett. Die eindeutig schwächste Edition aller RhumRhum Liberation
Review by Thunderbird
Ein angenehmer Agricole, allerdings ohne viel Tiefe und wenig komplex. Die Verdünnung war vielleicht zuviel! Mir fehlt da etwas
Review by Agricoler
Tag 21 Sample de Luxe Kalender: Nicht wirklich mein Fall ganz viel getrocknete Aprikose mit Gras.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Une amertume qui ne m’a pas plu. Tout comme ce côté herbeux.
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Auction results 85 € – 162 €
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Details about Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2020
A Rhum Agricole from Marie Galante, bottled by Velier, at 45%.
Community purchases
98 bottles logged by 78 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
6% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2020 cost?
Community paid 119–187 €.
Current best price: 135.76 € – within the typical community range.
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98 purchased · 62 tasted · 19 wishlist · as of
About the Bielle distillery
The Bielle distillery is located in Marie Galante. Rums from Bielle have been reviewed 4,520 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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All releases in this series
Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2010 2007
Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2010 2007Balanced, wood-forward citrusy agricole sipper
Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2012 2007
Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2012 2007Soft, fruity agricole with sweet wine-cask oak
Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2015 2009
Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2015 2009Fruity, rounded pear-and-chocolate agricole
Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2017 2010
Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2017 2010Wood-driven agricole, softer than full proof
Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2020
Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération 2020Soft apricot-and-grass agricole, a touch thin
Velier Rhum Rhum Libération 2024
Velier Rhum Rhum Libération 2024Balanced 45% cane-juice pot still with old wood
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