El Septimo Culinary Art Collection Bordeaux

Summary

Part of El Septimo’s Culinary Art Collection, the Bordeaux pays homage to the world’s most famous wine region. Wrapped in an Ecuadorian Connecticut leaf with an Ecuadorian Habano binder, this cigar offers a mild-to-medium strength profile. It is specifically blended to pair perfectly with bold red wines, delivering smooth notes of cedar, leather, and a hint of dark fruit. It represents a luxurious yet accessible entry into the brand’s lifestyle-oriented portfolio.

Specification

• Brand: El Septimo
• Length: 6
• Ring Gauge: 60
• Shape: Robusto
• Wrapper:
• Binder:
• Filler:
• Strength: Medium to Full
• Flavor: Wine, Oak, Dark Fruit
• Country of Origin: Non-Cuban

Flavor Profile

The El Septimo Culinary Art Collection Bordeaux is a wine-infused masterpiece aged in Bordeaux wine barrels. This unique process imparts a vinous complexity to the smoke, featuring subtle notes of aged wine and oak. The flavor profile is layered with rich spices, cedar, and aged tobacco, creating a sensory experience akin to savoring a fine wine. It offers an initial burst of spice that resurfaces in the final draws, ensuring a dynamic and luxurious smoke with an impeccable, even burn.

Construction

The Bordeaux is a masterfully crafted Gordo (6 x 60) featuring an innovative construction that includes five different fillers, two of which are aged in wine barrels. It uses an Ecuadorian Habano 2004 binder and a proprietary wrapper. The construction is impeccable, designed to balance the thick ring gauge with a slow, steady burn. This ensures the complex, wine-infused flavors develop fully, supported by a dense ash and a voluminous, smooth smoke output.

Pairing Suggestion

Inspired by the rich wines of France, this cigar offers deep red fruit and oak notes. It is naturally best paired with a full-bodied Bordeaux wine or a complex Cabernet Sauvignon. For a non-alcoholic choice, a blackcurrant tea or a dark berry juice can mimic the wine pairing experience. Hearty dishes like roasted lamb or a beef stew will complement the cigar's robust and vinous character beautifully.