Fuente Fuente OpusX The Lost City Toro

Description

The Fuente Fuente OpusX The Lost City Toro is a 6 3/4 x 48 toro with Dominican wrapper, binder and filler, per Arturo Fuente. Its leaf began as an out-of-season crop planted at Chateau de la Fuente for a movie scene.

What It Tastes Like

We found no scored review of the Toro size from Cigar Aficionado, halfwheel or Cigar Coop. The closest dated review is of a different size: Cigar Aficionado gave the Lost City Piramide (6 3/8 x 52) 93 points in its April 2016 issue, grading it medium-full and noting baking spice and raisin up front, with caramel and almond over an earthy base.

Who It’s For

• OpusX smokers who want the Lost City leaf in a narrower 48 ring rather than the 52-ring Double Robusto.
• Story-minded smokers curious about tobacco first grown as a film set.
• Toro smokers who favor length over girth.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Summer-grown Chateau de la Fuente leaf aged five years, per Fuente
• Some proceeds support the Lost City Scholarship Fund, per Fuente
• The Piramide size earned 93 from Cigar Aficionado (April 2016)

Cons

• No scored Toro review from Cigar Aficionado, halfwheel or Cigar Coop

About the Lost City

Fuente says Andy Garcia shot The Lost City in 2004 and wanted a July scene among tall plants, so Carlito Fuente seeded a few acres after the usual harvest; Garcia later proposed a cigar carrying the film’s logo.

Compare Similar Cigars

• Fuente Fuente OpusX The Lost City Robusto: the same series shortened to a 5 1/4 x 50 robusto, as Fuente lists it.
• Fuente Fuente OpusX The Lost City Carlito’s A: the series’ longest size, 9 1/4 x 47 per Fuente.
• Fuente Fuente OpusX PerfecXion X: core OpusX with the same 48 ring at 6 1/4 inches, per Fuente and Cigar Aficionado.

Fuente Fuente OpusX The Lost City Toro FAQ

To set other Fuente cigars beside this Toro, browse our Arturo Fuente cigars collection.