Description
The Fuente Fuente OpusX 2020 Viento d’Amor is an extraordinarily rare expression of OpusX, created for a market and occasion far removed from Fuente’s traditional releases. Originally produced as part of the highly exclusive OpusX 2020 Dubai collection, the Viento d’Amor was destined for the United Arab Emirates rather than normal worldwide Fuente distribution, immediately placing it among the more elusive modern OpusX releases.
Translating to “Wind of Love,” Viento d’Amor is a substantial 6 × 58 cigar, often described as a Toro Gordo or Toro Extra. It is handcrafted in the Dominican Republic using Dominican wrapper, binder, and filler tobaccos associated with the legendary Chateau de la Fuente estate.
But the tobacco is only part of what makes this cigar so desirable.
The OpusX 2020 Viento d’Amor was never intended to be an everyday OpusX release. Its association with Dubai and highly restricted international distribution meant that most American Fuente aficionados had virtually no opportunity to encounter the cigar through conventional retail channels. Retailers specializing in Fuente rarities continue to characterize it as an ultra limited edition, reflecting just how unusual it is to find one outside its original market.
Its collector status became even more significant when Fuente selected the Viento d’Amor for La Gran Fumada “The Impossible Collection.” These extraordinary collections brought together cigars Fuente considered among its rarest, including event exclusives, aged selections, unusual vitolas, cigars intended for foreign markets, and releases normally found only in special humidors. The Viento d’Amor appears alongside legendary Fuente rarities such as the OpusX 20 Years Blue Phantom, Cigar Family Charitable Foundation Event Exclusive Double Corona, aged OpusX selections, and other extremely difficult to obtain cigars.
The significance of that inclusion is difficult to overlook. One edition of La Gran Fumada contained only 500 boxes, each containing a single Viento d’Amor among its 13 rare Fuente cigars. For many collectors, releases such as these represented one of the very few opportunities to obtain a Viento d’Amor without sourcing the cigar through its original international market.
The cigar itself delivers the unmistakable character expected from OpusX while possessing a personality of its own. Expect a complex progression of cedar, leather, earth, coffee, roasted nuts, pepper, baking spice, and touches of natural sweetness, with occasional hints of cinnamon adding another dimension as the cigar develops. Its large format provides ample room for the blend to evolve during a long, deliberate smoking experience.
Presentation further distinguishes the Viento d’Amor. Its elaborate bands and cedar dressing incorporate the red, white, green, and black colors associated with the United Arab Emirates, visually separating the OpusX 2020 collection from conventional OpusX production.
Yet what ultimately defines the Fuente Fuente OpusX 2020 Viento d’Amor is scarcity.
This is not simply a limited OpusX. It is an internationally exclusive Fuente creation that most aficionados were never given a conventional opportunity to purchase.
Its combination of restricted distribution, unusual 6 × 58 format, distinctive Dubai presentation, and eventual inclusion among the cigars of “The Impossible Collection” has made the Viento d’Amor a genuine prize for the serious Fuente collector.
For the aficionado who collects the unusual corners of the OpusX universe, the 2020 Viento d’Amor represents something particularly special: an OpusX created for another part of the world that only rarely finds its way into an American humidor.
Rare OpusX can be difficult to find. The Viento d’Amor was difficult to access from the very beginning.
