Fragrance comparison

Malbec Reserva Especial vs Sacre Noir

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 64 ratings analysed

Malbec Reserva Especial

O Boticário

4.003 votes

Rank #59,383 FruityGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

21%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Sacre Noir

House of Matriarch

4.4361 votes

Rank #27,279 AromaticWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sacre Noir takes 1 of 1 categories.

Malbec Reserva Especial
Choose it for a fruity and green character. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Sacre Noir
Choose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Malbec Reserva Especial0/1

Sacre Noir1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Sacre Noir

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Malbec Reserva EspecialO Boticário

Sacre NoirHouse of Matriarch

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 29%Had 0%Want 71%

4.43/ 5 · 61 votes

Have 29%Had 4%Want 66%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

33%Love

33%Like

33%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

64%Love

23%Like

7%Ok

5%Dislike

2%Hate

61 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value44

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

green92%

vanilla84%

wine77%

woody69%

sweet61%

aromatic100%

woody91%

fresh spicy83%

balsamic74%

sweet65%

amber56%

Scent match21%Clearly different · both woody and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Notes

Red WineOakHerbal NotesSpicy NotesPlumVanilla

No top / heart / base split published

Top20-30 mins

FirPlumOrangeSpicy NotesSugar

Heart3-4 hrs

JuniperCypressOakMyrtleLaurelsRed RoseMastic or Lentisque

Base6-10 hrs

IncensePeru BalsamFernOakmossAgarwood (Oud)Copal

InformationalShared notesOak, Spicy Notes and Plum. Durations are only published for Sacre Noir, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring28

Summer7

Fall76

Winter100

Day53

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men6

Unisex76

Women18

Date 36%Casual 31%Work 18%Party 15%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#59,383

PerfumerNapoleão Bastos

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#27,279

PerfumerChristi Meshell

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerSacre NoirHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Malbec Reserva Especial by O Boticário opens with a deep splash of macerated red wine and sweet dark plum, balanced quickly by crisp herbal notes and a dash of warm spice. As it settles onto skin, toasted oak wood and smooth vanilla create a rounded, comforting warmth that feels like relaxing in a dimly lit lounge. It…

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House of Matriarch Sacre Noir smells like stepping into a frozen evergreen grove at dusk. The opening punches hard. You get crushed fir needles, bitter orange peel, and dark stewed plum syrup right away. Fresh juniper and aromatic cypress cut through the initial sweetness with sharp timber. Soon, dark copal, sacred ch…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Malbec Reserva Especial or Sacre Noir?

Sacre Noir takes 1 of 1 categories. Malbec Reserva Especial is rated 4.00/5 from 3 votes; Sacre Noir is rated 4.43/5 from 61 votes. Choose Malbec Reserva Especial for a fruity and green character. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Sacre Noir for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Do Malbec Reserva Especial and Sacre Noir smell similar?

Clearly different: a 21% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and sweet accords. Common notes include Oak, Spicy Notes and Plum.

Is Malbec Reserva Especial or Sacre Noir better for summer or winter?

Malbec Reserva Especial suits day or night wear; Sacre Noir suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Malbec Reserva Especial and Sacre Noir?

Malbec Reserva Especial features Red Wine, Oak, Herbal Notes, Spicy Notes and Plum. Sacre Noir has top notes of Fir, Plum, Orange and Spicy Notes, heart notes of Juniper, Cypress, Oak and Myrtle, a base of Incense, Peru Balsam, Fern and Oakmoss.