Montebello 2017 Cannonball Ambre R1963 2-Year

Got a sample of this Agricole from Andy at RumRatings, so my nowadays quite rare bottle stays untouched for some more time.
This Agricole, Montebello Canonball R1963, is a collaboration and blend from the two great houses Carrere/Montebello and Esperance/Longueteau.
The Longueteau contribution is a brut de colonne distilled from red cane from their plot n°1 and Montebello contributes with a brut de fut distillate, also made from red cane, aged for two years.
These two rums were married during a process lasting over 6 months.
The nose is fruity, soft and maybe a little ripe. I believe that I recognize pears, lime and melon.
The palate is fruity, grassy, round, fresh, balanced and again a little ripe. The cane is very present and there are hints of lime and licorice.
The finish is rather long and goes on in the same way but with hints of mint showing up.
Overall a great blend that’s very smooth with a great nose and palate especially when taking the low age into account.
Picture: My unopened bottle, the emptied sample and my poured glass.

Aroma is typical agricole - fresh, grass and wilde. Taste is chaotic, with grass, wood, fruit but also medicinal iodine tone. Warm and smooth - you would not expect 63%. Aftertaste could be longer.

I don’t know, this is some kind of white wine at 63%.
It is very dry, lot of minerals and green apples. Notes of what makes a great wine!
But not as rum.