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Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Mer 2003
Pour this one neat and give it a few minutes to open. It's a 15-year Savanna column-still rum, and the Armagnac influence is the whole story — raisin, dried fruit, grape spirit, cooked caramel and a smoky-oak edge. Several tasters call it dry, spicy and a little bitter, with roasted-oak notes that sometimes crowd out the fruit. Distinctive rather than easy.
The community says- Armagnac grape depth
- Long spicy finish
- Dry and bitter
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How does Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Mer 2003 taste?
Aggregated from 57 community reviews.
Dry, oaky Savanna with strong Armagnac grape Most see a well-integrated Armagnac finish over Savanna fruit power — raisin, smoke, spice. The catch: it runs dry, woody and a touch bitter, and one taster flagged rough alcohol.
Drinkers who like Armagnac-finished, dry, woody rums with a spicy grape edge
Anyone wanting a sweet, easy, fruit-forward pour
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How is Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Mer 2003 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 sits in the “Very good” band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
28% rate it between 6 and 8. 15 selected write-ups from 57 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Yesterday we had a Savanna tasting evening and went through 5 and it was a pleasant surprise. The nose on this one was fruity with anise some caramel and wonderful smoky oak. The palate is well balanced and also fruity with spices, some toffee and again the smoky oak. The finish is fairly long and spicy with dried fruit and roasted oak.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Superbe Savanna bien marqué par l’armagnac. Belle gourmandise
Review by Benoit Mahe
Le finish Armagnac apporte une belle gourmandise mais ça n'est pas trop à mon gout.
Review by Ayc
Un rhum très élégant avec un alcool très bien intégré. Le finish armagnac apporte une complexité qui plonge le jus dans une autre dimension. Au dessus de la trame assez classique coco, choco, caramel, on a un fumé tout à fait agréable au nez accompagné d’une très légère colle (pas vraiment solvants esters) qui amène un peps inattendu. En bouche les marqueurs du dessus sont la sauf la colle. (Le fumé est presque soufré, presque, juste une pointe). On à des écorces d’orange en milieu de bouche et une belle mâche. La finale est longue Le nez du verre vide tire sur les fruit plus tropicaux voir la banane. Une belle bouteille, qui sans être exubérante, ne manque pas de complexité.
Review by L' Art Rhumiste
Très beau rhum qui allie gourmandise et équilibre, complexe et parfaite intégration de l'alcool
Review by pierre
Ca cest belle petite quille, degustée pour se remettre en scelle apres poulet coco curry vert. Belle longueur , floral en fin de longueur. Fruit, gourmandise, tres chouette
Review by Dr.Django
fort dauphin #989: Diese Abfüllung ist etwas für die Sammler. Die Aromensuche gestaltet sich beim Verkosten als äußerst beschwerlich. Kandierte Früchte, etwas Fruchtjoghurt, sehr leicht am Gaumen mit einem kurzen Abgang. Der Alkohol ist trotz der niedrigen abv nicht gut eingebunden. wild island #985: guter fruchtiger Antritt mit etwas Holz und kandierten hellen Früchten. vergorenes Obst in Abgang, ebenso Gebäck und Fruchtjoghurt. tolles mundgefühl und ein schöner mittellanger abgang täuschen nicht über den mit anderen tollen savannas vergleichsweise verhaltener aromenintensität. Große Schlücke machen hier viel Spaß am Genuß und weniger beim Blick auf das Portemonnaie. 84 Pkt wild island #984: schwacher Antritt, vergorenes Obst, deutlich mehr als bei Cask 985, dafür aber auch wesentlich weniger Frucht und Volumen am gaumen. Der Abgang ist auch relativ lang und die absolute Stärke, hier kommt etwas das fass durch. 85 Pkt. wild island #987: ähnlich schwach wie 989. Etwas holziger und bitterer, als die kollegen aus dem tasting. Cognac/armagnac im finish sehr deutlich. Der Abgang ist absolut klasse und hebt den Rum auf ein völlig neues Level. Hätte hier blind vllt. auf einen Agricole getippt. gefällt mir 83 Pkt madras #496: Jawoll! Geiles Teil! Von der Nase, bis zu. Antritt, im Abgang wird er etwas dünn (Meckern auf hohem Niveau). Eine sehr gute Balance zwischen Frucht und Holz, wunderVOLLES Mundgefühl. Klar, der Vergleich zu den Kollegen ist etwas unfair, da wir hier einen gute. Grand Arome haben. I love it! 89 Maputo #988: Mit Assoziationen zu Cask 987, nur wesentlich besser. Alles intensiver und besser abgestimmt. toller Rum! 87-88
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un joli Savanna dans la catégorie des rhums traditionnels. Le nez offre une belle trame fruitée (raisin, orange, pomme, fruits jaunes et tropicaux) et épicée (vanille, soupçon de cannelle) avec une note florale fraîche et de tabac froid. Un peu plus effacé après aération, le nez reprend de l’ampleur avec l’armagnac, qui ajoute une touche suave et délicate. L’attaque en bouche est puissante sur l’armagnac, le raisin, les épices (gingembre) et les notes fumées et boisées (notamment le café). Le profil est plus localisé et se veut assez sec. La matière est en bouche est très intense pour un degré d’alcool qu’on aurait pu imaginer au-dessus de ce qui est annoncé. La finale offre une belle longueur à la fois sèche, très pimentée, fumée, cacaotée, légèrement terreuse et herbacée. Ce Savanna se veut chaud, minéral et caractériel. Un bon rhum qui montre l’étendu du savoir-faire de la distillerie de la Réunion.
Review by Jakob
Interesting combination of the heavy Armagnac cask influences and the fresh Grand Arôme notes. On the palate, the result is a rather unusual aroma picture that knows how to surprise positively. Unusual and certainly not a crowd pleaser, but one or two people might like it.
Review by Ma_Lau
nez concentré sur le solvant
Review by DaveLamb
somewhat like el dorado's wooden still(VSG, EHP and PM), both of them remind me of Bourbon or Rye whiskey. similar flavor in nosing and similar texture in tasting. not typically overripe tropical fruits, rather a plate of fruit in the living room which is daily edible: hints of Sherry oak whisky or Armagnac. good
Review by Johannes
Beautifully integrated Armagnac finish!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very nice harmony of Armagnac finish and Savanna fruit power. Delicious but also quite bitter, burnt and woody, you have to be up for it!
Review by Pavel Spacek
Rumy z destilerie Savanna jsou jedny z mych nejoblibenejsich. Doporucuji kazdemu vyzkouset zejmena vuce esterove kousky jako je Grand arome nebo HERR. Tolik ovoce v nekolika malo kapkach tekutiny jste dlouho necitili.
Review by Robin Gvll
Fort, côté fuel
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Details about Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Mer 2003
A Column Still Rum from Reunion, distilled by Savanna, at 52,7%.
Community purchases
111 bottles logged by 92 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
16% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What does Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Mer 2003 cost?
Community paid 89–171 €.
Current best price: 268.24 € – above the typical community range.
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111 purchased · 59 tasted · 13 wishlist · as of
About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 8,002 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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