Eric, Angelina and Donato Cattellani have the sing-song accent and repartee typical of people from the South of France. In four years, this Corsican family has turned its tobacconist-brasserie, Le 421<\/em>, into the meeting place for all aficionados in the South-West. When they bought this establishment located on the outskirts of Bordeaux in 2011, the Cattellanis had never sold cigars before, but their predecessor informed them that many customers asked for them. Eric\u2019s wife, Angelina, who is fond of cigars, set to work: she installed first one cabinet, and then another. Six months later, the establishment had no fewer than four cabinets. Two years after that, Eric opened a cigar lounge. Little did he know that a mini revolution was about to shake up the Bordeaux cigar-smoking community: the closure of the famous R\u00e9gence\u2026<\/p>\n To fill the void, most of the aficionados who bought their cigars on cours du XXX-Juillet <\/em>now head to chemin d\u2019Eysines.<\/em> \u201cIf I\u2019d known that La R\u00e9gence<\/em> was going to shut up shop I\u2019d have built a bigger cigar lounge,\u201d admits Eric with a hint of regret. But the cigar shop is far from cramped and has more than 450 different cigars for sale. Every cigar-producing region is represented, although there is a notable bias towards Cuban cigars. \u201cBordeaux remains very Cuban: the Magnum 54,<\/em> the Hoyo de San Juan<\/em> and Ramon Allones\u2019<\/em> robusto <\/em>are amongst our best sellers,\u201d points out the owner who knows his customers like the back of his hand (many have become his friends).<\/p>\n450 varieties of Cuban cigar <\/strong><\/h3>\n
To be enjoyed on the spot <\/strong><\/h3>\n