France Chateau Bordeaux

Sized like a magnum and blended to match it, Château Bordeaux from El Septimo's "Culinary Art Cigar Collection" dresses the a silky Connecticut wrapper and Habano 2000 binder around five fillers, two of which spend time resting in wine barrels. The result is a medium-strength torrent of vanilla cream, toasted hazelnut and fresh-sawn cedar up front, followed by blackberry jam, clove and a resurgent red-wine spice as the ring gauge tapers to ash. Sip a Left-Bank Cabernet, swirl the smoke, and taste why this cigar drinks in French.