132 community ratings

Vie de Château Intense

2008UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.8/ 10

Community score
132 ratings

Nicolaï Vie de Château Intense is a unisex chypre that moves from a fresh, green opening of thyme, grapefruit and bergamot through rose and jasmine absolute into vetiver, oakmoss and patchouli.

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Skunky's take: Like opening a window: the room feels lighter at once.

How does it perform?

From 103 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.8 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.7 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.4 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

7.0 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

86% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Citrus
Floral
Green
Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Woody

What does Vie de Château Intense smell like?

It starts bright and green, with thyme, tarragon and citrus leading. Rose and jasmine absolute soften the heart, and the base settles into an earthy, woody floor of vetiver, oakmoss and patchouli, lightly sweetened by tobacco and hay.

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick spring and fall, and leisure, daily wear and business come up most often as occasions. Masculine and feminine votes sit close together, so it reads as genuinely unisex. It has been discontinued. Its profile is close to Nicolaï Vie de Chateau and Nicolaï L'Eau miXte.