Wood & Spices
Wood & Spices announces its construction directly: cinnamon, cardamom, and pink pepper open with a warmth that is both spice and heat simultaneously, before cedar and sandalwood arrive to frame the opening in dry, clean woodiness. Vetiver and patchouli in the base give the spice-wood accord an earthy depth that extends the drydown into territory that is genuinely dark and complex. Amber closes with warmth. A fragrance built for winter and for people who know what they want from that category.
Why We Carry This
Wood & Spices is one of the most direct and successful examples of the spicy-woody genre in the Montale range: the cinnamon-cardamom opening is well-balanced against the cedar-vetiver base, and the patchouli gives the composition a depth that simpler wood-spice constructions sacrifice for accessibility. Confidently built, confidently worn.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Bergamot, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Pink Pepper
Heart notes: Cedarwood, Vetiver, Patchouli, Leather
Base notes: Sandalwood, Amber, Musk, Labdanum
Character
Accords: Woody, Spicy, Leather, Amber, Earthy, Aromatic
Perfumer: Pierre Montale
Launched: 2007