The Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Maduro has received a 90-rating from Cigar Aficionado, noting "dark chocolate and licorice notes... it's balanced by a medium-bodied base of almonds and wood." Gran Reserva cigars start off silky smooth with a nice subtle natural sweetness to the smoke, and are expected to build in body as they burn, with the final third considered medium-bodied. The cigars provide syrupy and rich flavors beneath a beautiful Connecticut Broadleaf loaded with sweet aroma and taste.
The Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva series is the flagship of the esteemed Arturo Fuente brand, representing four generations of family tradition, with every cigar carrying the personal family touch that makes it one of the world's finest, using only the highest quality vintage tobaccos and hand workmanship. Each vitola starts with longleaf filler and binder from the Fuente family's own Chateau de la Fuente fields, Dominican wonderlands of agriculture famous for their ability to produce tobaccos of unmatched flavor and quality. Handmade in the Dominican Republic in the Fuente family factory, these cigars are rolled using a fantastic assortment of aged Dominican tobaccos containing only the highest quality vintage Dominican binder and filler tobaccos.
The Gran Reserva line is undeniably the best-selling handmade premium cigar line by Tabacalera Fuente and a worldwide bestseller, serving as the flagship of the Fuente brand and coming in a variety of shapes and sizes. Built to burn slow and steady, these cigars provide superior construction with a long and steady burn, excellent draw, and consistent flavor throughout.