Montale Paris Oud Pashmina

Mostly dense smoky resinous wood, rich and medicinal. An acquired taste for many Western noses. Underneath that, the flower itself, ranging from jammy to green depending on the blend.

It opens on bergamot, cassis and gurjan balsam, moves through oud, rose and sandalwood, and settles on gray musk and vanilla.

• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does
• cassis: blackcurrant: tart and purple, with a green, faintly sulphurous bite

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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