Arturo Fuente

Opus X PerfecXion X

Full

Full🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicNew WorldToroUSD 35

The Opus X — introduced 1995 — was the first premium cigar to use a Dominican Republic sun-grown wrapper. The Fuente family spent years cultivating Château Fuente to produce viable wrapper leaf. The robusto delivers the Opus X DNA in a shorter, concentrated format.

Tasting notes: Complex and bold. Dark fruit, espresso, leather, earth, white pepper. Rosado wrapper adds a natural sweetness.

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Origin

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Strength

Full

Vitola

Toro

Length

6.25"

Ring Gauge

MSRP

USD 35.00

Made in

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Construction

Handmade, Long filler

New World

Grown and blended outside Cuba — Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Ecuador and beyond. New World makers have redefined premium cigar-making with bold innovation and diverse microclimates.

Leaf Composition

Wrapper

Dominican Rosado Sun-Grown

Colorado

🇩🇴 Château Fuente estate, Dominican Republic

Binder

🇩🇴 Santiago, Dominican Republic

Filler

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

All tobacco grown on Château Fuente estate. Estate wrapper — breakthrough Dominican agriculture.

Flavour Profile

producer baseline

Producer baseline

Flavour axis	Producer baseline (0–5)
Body	0.0
Dark Fruit	1.5
Bright Fruit	0.0
Herbal	1.5
Spice	3.0
Sweet	3.0
Vanilla	0.0
Caramel	0.0
Cocoa	1.5
Nutty	0.0
Cedar	0.0
Earth	1.5
Leather	1.5
Finish	0.0

The Brand

Est.1912HQSantiago, Dominican RepublicFactoryTabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, Santiago, Dominican RepublicGrower–Manufacturer

Family-owned since 1912. Founded by Arturo Fuente Sr., now led by 'Carlito' Fuente Jr. Operates Château Fuente farm — the first Dominican wrapper used in a premium cigar (Opus X, 1995).

1995

Opus X: first Dominican wrapper cigar

Carlito Fuente Jr. releases Opus X — the first premium cigar ever made with Dominican Republic wrapper leaf. The Fuente family spent years cultivating the Château Fuente farm soil to grow viable wrapper. The cigar world is transformed. Opus X becomes one of the most coveted cigars ever made.

1980

Factory fire destroys the Tampa facility

A devastating fire burns down the Tampa factory. Carlito Fuente Sr. refuses to give up, rebuilding the business in the Dominican Republic. This crisis ultimately leads to the family's greatest era.

1912

Arturo Fuente Sr. founds the company in Tampa

Arturo Fuente Sr. starts rolling cigars in Tampa, Florida — then one of the world's great cigar-making cities. The company survives two factory fires and the decline of Tampa's cigar industry to become the most decorated independent cigar brand in the world.

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