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The Matilde Quadrata Robusto is a box-pressed 5 1/4 x 50 cigar with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Dominican binder and Dominican-Nicaraguan filler, from Matilde’s 2016 Quadrata line. Reviewers in 2016 rated it medium-full to full, and we sell it as singles.
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Description
The Matilde Quadrata Robusto is a box-pressed 5 1/4 x 50 robusto that pairs an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper with a Dominican binder and a filler of Dominican and Nicaraguan leaf. Matilde Cigar Co. added the Quadrata in 2016, making it the company’s third line.
What It Tastes Like
Blind Man’s Puff scored this robusto 89 in a blind review published October 19, 2016, finding milk chocolate, black pepper and a touch of cedar up front, then leather, oak and a smoky edge in the middle before cocoa and coffee closed it out. Stogie Press (December 8, 2016) picked up raisin and red pepper early, then chocolate, coffee and fruit, with spice and dry cocoa lasting to the final puffs. Cigar Insider was cooler on it, rating it 87 and full in strength on October 4, 2016, noting leather and earth and a coarse, pepper-heavy close.
Who It’s For
- Fans of pressed cigars who like a squared-off shape in the hand.
- Smokers moving past medium who want more body without jumping to the heaviest blends.
- Renacer smokers curious about Matilde’s bolder, pressed robusto.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- 89 points from Blind Man’s Puff (October 2016)
- Burn scored 91 in that same review
- Robusto length fits a shorter session
Cons
- Cigar Insider found the finish harsh in 2016, and one Blind Man’s Puff taster had burn trouble
- Pepper may be too much for mild-cigar smokers
About the Quadrata
Seijas’s company announced the Quadrata in three pressed sizes for the July 2016 IPCPR show, following the Renacer and Oscura. Production had moved to Tabacalera Palma, Jochy Blanco’s factory, in December 2015.
Pairing and Storage
With reviewers placing it between medium-full and full, the aged rum or bourbon suggestions in our cigar pairing guide are a good match.
Compare Similar Cigars
- Matilde Quadrata Toro Bravo: the same pressed blend stretched to 6 1/2 x 54.
- Matilde Oscura Robusto: identical 5 1/4 x 50 dimensions under a Mexican San Andrés wrapper and Sumatra binder.
- Matilde Renacer Toro Bravo: from the brand’s first line, also wrapped in Ecuadorian Habano.
Matilde Quadrata Robusto FAQ
How strong is the Matilde Quadrata Robusto?
Reviewers put it on the stronger side of medium. In 2016 Blind Man’s Puff rated it medium-strong, Stogie Press called it medium to full, and Cigar Insider rated it full.
What size is the Quadrata Robusto?
It measures 5 1/4 x 50, the size listed by halfwheel, Cigar Coop and Cigar Aficionado’s rating.
Why is the Quadrata square?
Each cigar in the line is pressed into a squared shape, which suits the name. Cigar Aficionado reported it was the first Matilde line pressed throughout.
Who makes the Matilde Quadrata?
José Seijas’s Matilde Cigar Co. has it rolled at Jochy Blanco’s Tabacalera Palma in the Dominican Republic, with Quesada Cigars handling distribution.
Browse the rest of José Seijas’s cigars on our Matilde brand page.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Strength | Medium-Full |
| Origin | |
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
| Binder | Dominican Republic |
| Filler | Dominican Republic, Nicaragua |
| Length | 5 1/4" |
| Gauge | 50 |
