Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Review

[ezthefix]

Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente
Posted by E.Z. under Cigar Reviews (Photos)

Arturo Fuente cigars are not the best selling cigars in the US for no reason. All you have to do is pick one up and you can almost feel the dedication that has gone into the making of a great stick... and there's just something about lighting up a cigar that is as beautiful as it is tasty.

I picked up the Chateau Fuente and I don't have to tell you how eager I was to finally unrobe it. My previous experience with Fuente cigars told me to expect a beauty and it sure was. The cigar is truly flawless; a quality that I have long desired to see in my favorite cubans. A perfect cap, a solid fill and an immaculate wrapper grace this stick, all wrapped in its own cedar sleeve.

The prelight aromas are subtle and semi-sweet. Woody and buttery notes come to mind. The wrapper is equally tasty.

Lighting up will let off aromatic toasty notes. The first few puffs are creamy and thick. Nuts, cacao, and butter notes are present with a slight spicy undertone. The solid ash builds up evenly and the burn is regular. Parts of the wrapper that trail behind end up catching up nicely.

Past the half way mark the flavors intensify. A leather note comes to the fore at this point and becomes the dominant note till the end. Sweet spice is much more present now with the leather, as is some white pepper. A subtle woody finish carries over some of the spicy sweetness.

Overall, the Chateau Fuente is a lighter but yet satisfying smoke; both beauty and pleasure wrapped up into one.

[TimL]

Thanks for the review.

[rutkus]

i like these in the sungrown wrapper, nice review.

[zamco17]

I second that notion on the sungrowns. Good review

[stormin]

Nice review EZ. Thanks.

[RPB67]

Nice one EZ..

This is definately my favorite NC line of cigars. They smoke so good and are usually spot on great. The ash is usually that white, white and so solid.

Yum ! Thanks for the review.

[Hammerhead]

Good review, EZ. If you like the CF's, as others have said, try them in Maduro or SG. If you're partial to a Rothschild size, give the Punch Rare Corojo a shot, too. I think you'll like 'em.

[Alpedhuez55]

Originally Posted by rutkus

i like these in the sungrown wrapper, nice review.

All three versions are great, but I am also partial to the Sungrown!!!

[BP22]

Nice review. I've enjoyed the sun growns on more than one occasion.

[StudentSmoker]

Great review EZ, I love these bad boys. Don Carlos is my fav. though.

[Mister Moo]

Very nice review. I have smoked these on and off and always liked them but was never hardly stunned by them - until last weekend.

I had picked up a few at a dark, nasty little B&M in Georgia. Miles down the interstate I noticed they were kinda dusty and the tape holding the cedar was slightly dryed out and yellowed. I mean, these dogs had been sitting around for a while.

When I peeled off the cedar on one (last weekend) the cigar was covered with plume. It smoked liked nothing else - I'm talking flavor explosion. I was amazed (in a good way). Anyone else ever seen or smoked one this developed? I had to wonder how long it had been sitting around.

[Isombitch]

I just bought a box of sungrowns. MMMMM I second the Punch Rare Corojo suggestion as well. And yes, they are a phenom with some age on them. SMOOOOTH

[PUFFNMO]

Originally Posted by Mister MaDuroo

Very nice review. I have smoked these on and off and always liked them but was never hardly stunned by them - until last weekend.

I had picked up a few at a dark, nasty little B&M in Georgia. Miles down the interstate I noticed they were kinda dusty and the tape holding the cedar was slightly dryed out and yellowed. I mean, these dogs had been sitting around for a while.

When I peeled off the cedar on one (last weekend) the cigar was covered with plume. It smoked liked nothing else - I'm talking flavor explosion. I was amazed (in a good way). Anyone else ever seen or smoked one this developed? I had to wonder how long it had been sitting around.

O.K. Mr. MaDu - You have just flipped on a switch in my fevered brain. Now I want ALL my cigars to be that way - old with plume and in perfect condition.
Especially Fuentes.
I need a large storage space dedicated to just that. I'm thinking it could be the large drawer at the bottom of my desk, where I currently keep sticks for current consumtion. By the way, I've found that the drawer works perfectly as a humidor. I keep one of those 2.5 by 6.5" humidifiers in there and it maintains at 70%.
I will move a lot of my older stogies in there (for me, unfortunately older means 8-10 months), and that will be the special stash, from which I only draw down maybe one every week or two.
Of course this also means I will have to go shopping for backup boxes.
That means a trip to my fave B&M's today. This is a really tough and demanding hobby... Larry.

[punch]

Originally Posted by Mister MaDuroo

Very nice review. I have smoked these on and off and always liked them but was never hardly stunned by them - until last weekend.

I had picked up a few at a dark, nasty little B&M in Georgia. Miles down the interstate I noticed they were kinda dusty and the tape holding the cedar was slightly dryed out and yellowed. I mean, these dogs had been sitting around for a while.

When I peeled off the cedar on one (last weekend) the cigar was covered with plume. It smoked liked nothing else - I'm talking flavor explosion. I was amazed (in a good way). Anyone else ever seen or smoked one this developed? I had to wonder how long it had been sitting around.

I got lucky with my last batch. I picked mine up at a Tobacco Hut, and they had been there a while. They were in my humidor at least 6 more months before I lit one of these up. The tape on the cedar was not yet yellow, but there was a lot of plume under the cedar. That stick burned until my fingers could not hold it!

[RONINDICE]

Another great review EZ!! Good job!!