Montale Paris Fantastic Basilic

Mostly sharp and peppery, more like cracked pepper than baking spice. Underneath that, cool and green, like herbs crushed between your fingers.

It opens on basil, kumquat and pear, moves through frangipani and tuberose, and settles on benzoin and tonka bean.

• basil: green peppery herb, straight out of a kitchen
• pear: light watery sweetness with a green crispness

It lasts well and sits close to the skin after the first hour.

Built from the note listing and the measured performance figures. We have not smelled this one.