Hampden Habitation Velier 100% Pot Still Distillation Rum 750ml

This is a very old school Beaujolais in the best sense: beautiful garnet color, beguiling aromatics, and a burst of refreshment in the mouth—and that burst is a savory, mineral, toothsome thing because of the domaine’s high elevations and because of Brouilly’s meager volcanic soils. Some crus emphasize soil notes, others give fruit, but only good Côte de Brouilly gives stone in the flavor.

Ferments typically are spontaneous in concrete vats and the vast majority of the élevage is in concrete (with a few neutral barrels). Production averages 20,000 bottles.

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Hampden Estate Pagos 100% Ex-Sherry Cask Rum is a powerhouse of flavor, combining the intense, funky notes of Jamaican rum with the rich, nutty character of sherry casks. This unique rum is bottled at a formidable 61% ABV, making it one of the strongest commercially available rums on the market, yet it maintains an incredible balance and complexity that belies its high proof.

The domaine farms ten acres in this high elevation appellation just southwest of Morgon. The vines are all head-pruned (as are all of the domaine's Gamay), average 50 years and grow on a steep, south-facing hillside of sandy granitic soil. The grapes are de-stemmed but not crushed, and ferments are spontaneous. The élevage is a relatively short one of six or so months in concrete vats, making for an especially exuberant wine of crisp red berry fruit. Production averages 1,670 cases.

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