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Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Sungrown Series: flavour profile and cigars like it

Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Sungrown Series is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cocoa and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are VegaFina Serie 2 and Rocky Patel Edge 20th Anniversary.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Sungrown Series cigar
Photo: finetobaccoclub.com. Background and framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Sungrown Series taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cocoa and coffee
  • fruit and floral

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuador Sun Grown
BinderDominican, for the reviewed 2012 Sun Grown Robusto.
FillerDominican Republic long filler
StrengthMedium as published by holts.com
BodyMedium-bodied
Made inDominican Republic
Made byFuente family production at Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.
FactoryTabacalera A. Fuente y Cia., Dominican Republic
SizesChateau Fuente 4.5×50 · Queen B 5.5×52 · Cuban Belicoso 5.75×51 · King B 6×55 · King T Rosado Sungrown 7×49 · Royal Salute 7.625×54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Sungrown Series

The line. Current maker lists Sun Grown-coded Chateau formats. Current retailer identifies Ecuador Sun Grown over Dominican tobaccos. arturofuente.com

The brand. Arturo Fuente Cigar Company traces its founding to 1912. Fuente & Newman adopted that name in 2018. arturofuente.com

Cigars like Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Sungrown Series

  1. VegaFina Serie 2Closest matchCriollo wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  2. Rocky Patel Edge 20th AnniversaryAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullA step stronger.
  3. Kristoff SumatraAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
  4. Apostate The DeseretAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  5. J.C. Newman YaguaOne step furtherBroadleaf wrapper · MediumMore earth and leather, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Sungrown Series as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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