Rafael Gonzalez Petit Corona RAE MAY 15 JBWP3RW

[Wailbait]

Here’s a review where I won’t bury the lede. This is a great stick.  Honestly it’s a situation where I have one of these perhaps every 6-9 months, I think to myself “I love this - I should get more to age” and I just never do.  I got this box awhile back, around 2017, and it clearly wasn’t ready, but around the 4-5 year mark, it really came into focus.  

Just look at it!  Great color.  Lovely sheen.  Weight and fill were both great.  I find myself buying PLPC more than any other PC because I like how they age.  But those really need some time.  These are great at 4 years where my PLPC seem to need more.  I always tell my newbie cigar friends to get a box of Monte 4 first as they are pretty good in the first year or two.  But if you have the patience, these are fantastic.

 

I pick up a bit of mushroom and forest floor with these.  They aren’t the last word in complexity but they are just so darn harmonious. I can see this box being excellent for 5-8 more years.  Maybe I’ll trade for a recent 5er and see how new ones are. 

[Notsocleaver]

I just reviewed a RGPC with the same box code. My flavor notes don't match up at all, but I sure agree that it was a great cigar.