Montale Paris Sensual Instinct

Mostly sugary and rounded, closer to dessert than to fruit. Underneath that, damp shaded forest floor, green and slightly bitter.

It opens on roasted coffee beans, moves through praline and rose, and settles on oakmoss, amber and cedar.

• praline: caramelised nuts and sugar, straight out of a confectioner's
• rose: the flower itself, landing anywhere between jammy and fresh green depending on the variety used

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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