Montale
Montale
151 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The citrus and blackcurrant strike with tart immediacy, bright and almost peppery, whilst the blue tea's mineral undertone surfaces like clean water over slate. It feels fresh-pressed, herbaceous, deliberately restrained—this is matcha before it becomes Instagram-friendly.
The leather and tobacco unfold with measured confidence, warming the composition considerably as the citrus retreats. Patchouli adds earthiness and subtle spice, whilst cedarwood creates a dry, almost woody frame around the tobacco's leather-like quality. The fragrance settles into something genuinely complex—less about the initial freshness and more about considered, layered depth.
Mat absolute emerges more prominently, creating a softly grassy, slightly sweet-bitter signature that anchors everything. Ambergris and musk provide creamy warmth and skin-like intimacy, though the leather and patchouli remain discernible, fading gradually into a whispered, herb-tinged musk that smells more refined than traditionally comforting.
Blue Matcha announces itself as a deliberate contradiction—a fragrance that refuses the obvious sweetness of its namesake whilst mining something far more intriguing from matcha's earthy, slightly astringent character. The blackcurrant and citrus fruits arrive with genuine brightness, that tart cassis quality immediately undercut by something darker: the blue tea base note grounds everything with a mineral, almost oceanic quality that prevents this from becoming merely another fresh fruity composition.
The heart is where Montale's audacity crystallises. Black leather emerges with real presence, slightly animalic and tactile, whilst tobacco and patchouli create a warm, vaguely vintage sensibility—think leather-bound books and aged tobacco leaves rather than anything precious. Cedarwood threads through with a dry, pencil-shaving quality that complements rather than overwhelms. This is not a gentle fragrance; there's an architectural severity to how these notes interlock.
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