Xerjoff Casamorati Gran Ballo

Mostly creamy heady flowers like jasmine and gardenia, rich and full. Underneath that, smells like food: caramel, chocolate, vanilla, bakery.

It opens on red berries and tangerine, moves through gardenia, jasmine and honey, and settles on caramel, vanilla and amber.

• red berries: a general tart-berry impression rather than any one fruit
• tangerine: sweet soft citrus, rounder and less sharp than lemon

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.