Montale · 2019
Ristretto Intense Café Extrait de Parfum
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
Strongabout 4 in 5 of 190+ people
Season
Wintermost worn
Sweet espresso cream with rose tea
Scent Notes
Gourmand
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What the community says
A winter scent with lasting power and plenty of presence
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites and Reddit, updated 25 Oct 2026: 200+ describe how long it lasts, 190+ how far it projects and 75 how it smells. Most other posts only name Ristretto Intense Café.
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How long it lasts200+ people
85%
say it lasts a long time
85% Long-lasting
5% fades quickly · 10% moderate · rounded to the nearest 5%
Long-lasting for most people
How far it projects190+ people
Projects strongly for many people
about 4 in 5 say it projects strongly
In words
Ask people how far Ristretto Intense Café carries, and about 4 in 5 say it projects strongly.
When people wear it
Winter
most worn
Winter
How it smells, in their words75 people
creamy26
How many of the 75 people who describe the smell use each word.
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Summary in words
Montale Ristretto Intense Café: what people say about it.
In short: A winter scent with lasting power and plenty of presence.
Worn by everyone.
About 85% of 200+ people say it lasts a long time (long-lasting for most people).
Projects strongly for many people (190+ people): Ask people how far Ristretto Intense Café carries, and about 4 in 5 say it projects strongly.
Of the 25 mentions of a season, about 2 in 3 are about winter weather.
People wear it most for: winter.
26 of the 75 people who describe how it smells call it creamy, the word used most.
Perfumes people say smell alike: Roses Vanille by Mancera (79% of voters); Terra Mia by Carthusia (76% of voters); Intense Cafe by Montale (89% of voters).
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How we count
- It sums up what 300+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
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About This Perfume
Ristretto Intense Café by Montale is a Oriental Vanilla fragrance for women and men. Ristretto Intense Café was launched in 2019. Top notes are Coffee and Turkey Red Rose; middle notes are Roasted Coffee Beans, French Rose and Woodsy Notes; base notes are Vanilla, Caramel, White Musk and Amber. "Intense Café Ristretto opens with a perfect waft of fresh brewing coffee that will take your breath away. The flourish of the coffee bean is paired with a fresh, vegetal rose. The two combine for an unexpectedly dry and refreshing top note. As the coffee softens, a vanillic white musk emerges, slightly sweetening the brew with just a hint of cream and sugar. This addictive and surprising gourmand is suitable for both men and women and is the perfect fix for the coffee addict in all of us." - Montale Top notes: Italian black coffee, Turkish rose water Heart notes: French rose buds, roasted coffee beans, woodsy notes Base notes: vanilla pods, white musk, caramel, amber The fragrance is available as a 50ml and 100ml Eau de Parfum.
Concentration
Extrait de Parfum
Projection
Strong
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Montale is a Paris-based niche house founded by Pierre Montale, best known globally for its oud, aoud and warm-amber compositions, a defining house of the Western "aoud niche" wave. Scendira lists 112 live Montale perfumes, avg 3., priced $58.95-$225 (avg $135.65, luxury/collector tier). The catalogue is strongly unisex (80 of 112) with Gourmand (29), Woody (25), Floral (18) and Fresh (17) the top families. Dominant accords: Spicy, Sweet, Floral, Woody, Oriental. Standout live picks include Oud Dream (warm resinous oud, honeyed leather, softly spicy), Oud Tobacco (smoky clove tobacco with oud and amber), Oud Edition (smoky oud and leather with resin warmth), Honey Aoud (sticky honey tea with smoky oud and vanilla), and Spicy Aoud (smoky leather, resin warmth, saffron-orange). Made for the enthusiast/collector buyer.
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