In February, L’Atelier Imports announced the forth vitola in its La Mission de L’Atelier brand, which originally debuted last year in three different sizes. Co-owner Pete Johnson is a large fan of wine, and as such each of the vitolas in the line is named after the vintages in which Château La Mission Haut-Brion has received a 100-point rating from Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate. So far, that has happened seven different times: 1955, 1959, 1982, 1989, 2000, 2005 and 2009. Internally, the blend remains the same as the other vitolas in the line, a Mexican San Andrés wrapper covering a binder and filler tobaccos from the García family farms in Nicaragua, including an unknown amount Sancti Spiritus leaf that L’Atelier has become known for using in a variety of its releases. The regular release vitola has a suggested retail of $9.25 each and is sold in boxes of 18 for $166.50. There are now eight different vitolas in the La Mission de L’Atelier line: La Mission de L’Atelier 1959 (4 3/4 x 52) — $8 (Boxes of 18, $144) La Mission de L’Atelier 1989 (5 5/8 x 54) — $9 (Boxes of 18, $162) La Mission de L’Atelier 2009 (6 1/2 x 56) — $10 (Boxes of 18, $180) ...
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