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Connecticut shade wrapper · Mild to medium

Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente: flavour profile and cigars like it

Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente is a mild to medium hand-made cigar. It has a Connecticut shade wrapper over Dominican filler. Published tasting notes mention creamy, vanilla bean, citrus, floral and oak.

On our flavour map it leans toward fruit and flowers, with cream and nuts behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de Río Seco and H. Upmann Half Corona.

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What does Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • creamy
  • vanilla bean
  • citrus
  • floral
  • oak

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

WrapperConnecticut shade
BinderDominican
FillerDominican
StrengthMild to medium
Made byArturo Fuente / Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cía (Dominican Republic)
SizesDouble Chateau 6.75x50

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

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: mild, creamy and smooth, even burn, easy draw and consistent classic Fuente profile.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the United States, France and Estonia.

Cigars like Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente

  1. Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de Río Seco75% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild · CubanMore caramel sweetness, less fruit and flowers, a step milder.
  2. H. Upmann Half Corona74% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanMore caramel sweetness, less cream and nuts, same strength.
  3. Diamond Crown70% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MildSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, Dominican filler too, more cedar and wood, less fruit and flowers, a step milder.
  4. Flor de Selva Classic68% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, a step stronger.
  5. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)67% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less fruit and flowers, same strength.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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