Cigar atlas · Medium to full
Graycliff Chateau Grand Cru: flavour profile and cigars like it
Graycliff Chateau Grand Cru is a handmade cigar made in Bahamas. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Costa Rica and filler from Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Casa Cuevas Sangre Nueva and RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance EC XVIII.
What does Graycliff Chateau Grand Cru taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| Binder | Ecuador |
| Filler | Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by cigaraficionado.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Bahamas |
| Made by | Graycliff Cigar Company |
| Factory | Graycliff Cigar Company, Nassau, Bahamas |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.25×50 · Salomon 7.125×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado tasting panel (cigaraficionado.com): 93 points, Salomon, 7.125 x 48 (2023)In our words: The rating notes baking spices, gingerbread, butterscotch, and oak.
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 Graycliff Chateau Grand Cru
The line. A retailer reports an August 2005 release. In 2025, Graycliff's president called the recipe a mainstay. cigarworld.de
The brand. The Garzaroli family founded Graycliff Cigar Company. Production began in Nassau during January 1997. graycliff.com
Cigars like Graycliff Chateau Grand Cru
- Casa Cuevas Sangre NuevaClosest matchCameroon wrapper · Medium to medium-fullMore earth and leather, about the same strength.
- RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance EC XVIIIAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumA step milder.
- Black Works Studio Green Hornet KatoAlso fitsCandela wrapper · MediumA step milder.
- Aganorsa Leaf La Validación HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- CigarKings MaduroOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Graycliff Chateau Grand Cru as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.