Valentino Noir Absolu Oud Essence

Mostly dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer. Underneath that, like a new leather jacket, smoky with a bitter edge.

It opens on myrtle, oud and saffron, moves through leather, myrtle and oud, and settles on cedar, cedar essence and leather.

• oud: dense smoky resinous wood, rich and medicinal. An acquired taste for many Western noses
• saffron: warm leathery spice, dry with a faint medicinal 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.