Fragrance comparison

Malbec Reserva Especial vs The Red Wedding

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 122 ratings analysed

Malbec Reserva Especial

O Boticário

4.003 votes

Rank #59,383 FruityGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

50%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

The Red Wedding

Anomalous Parfum

4.12119 votes

Rank #1,959 FruityWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

The Red Wedding takes 1 of 1 categories.

Malbec Reserva Especial
Choose it for a fruity and green character. Best in fall, day or night wear.
The Red Wedding
Choose it for a fruity and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Malbec Reserva Especial0/1

The Red Wedding1/1

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: The Red Wedding

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Malbec Reserva EspecialO Boticário

The Red WeddingAnomalous Parfum

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 29%Had 0%Want 71%

4.12/ 5 · 119 votes

Have 18%Had 3%Want 79%

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

63%Love

19%Like

8%Ok

3%Dislike

6%Hate

62 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity86

〰 Sillage78

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value80

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fruity100%

green92%

vanilla84%

wine77%

woody69%

sweet61%

fruity100%

woody83%

sweet65%

wine48%

whiskey30%

Scent match50%Some overlap · both fruity, 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

Top

Red WineDried FruitsWhiskeyGrapesRumBeerPrunol

Heart

Plum LiquorPlumBulgarian RoseTurkish RoseDamask RoseApricotPeachOsmanthus

Base

BloodCambodian OudAmberWoody NotesOakIndian Oud

InformationalShared notesRed Wine, Oak and Plum. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring60

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men30

Unisex50

Women20

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#59,383

PerfumerNapoleão Bastos

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#1,959

PerfumerZackaria Ibn Hossain

Launched—

Reviews50

Category winnerThe Red WeddingHigher 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…

Reviews →

The Red Wedding is a heavy, boozy rose and dried-fruit fragrance built around red wine, plum liquor, sweet woods and a metallic blood nuance. Reviewers often describe it as jammy, atmospheric and unusually strong, with the rose, plum and alcohol notes doing most of the talking. It is best for people who enjoy bold art…

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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 The Red Wedding?

The Red Wedding takes 1 of 1 categories. Malbec Reserva Especial is rated 4.00/5 from 3 votes; The Red Wedding is rated 4.12/5 from 119 votes. Choose Malbec Reserva Especial for a fruity and green character. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose The Red Wedding for a fruity and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Do Malbec Reserva Especial and The Red Wedding smell similar?

Some overlap: a 50% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fruity, woody and sweet accords. Common notes include Red Wine, Oak and Plum.

Is Malbec Reserva Especial or The Red Wedding better for summer or winter?

Malbec Reserva Especial suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Malbec Reserva Especial and The Red Wedding?

Malbec Reserva Especial features Red Wine, Oak, Herbal Notes, Spicy Notes and Plum. The Red Wedding has top notes of Red Wine, Dried Fruits, Whiskey and Grapes, heart notes of Plum Liquor, Plum, Bulgarian Rose and Turkish Rose, a base of Blood, Cambodian Oud, Amber and Woody Notes.