Fragrance comparison

Tache de Café vs (Wood Legacy)

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 248 ratings analysed

Tache de Café

Le Monde Gourmand

4.0049 votes

Rank #12,964 VanillaWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

69%scent match

Closely related

4 wins

(Wood Legacy)

Zara

3.85199 votes

Rank #7,672 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

(Wood Legacy) takes 4 of 7 categories.

Tache de Café
Choose it for a vanilla and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear.
(Wood Legacy)
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on community sentiment, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Tache de Café3/7

(Wood Legacy)4/7

Ratings & consensus: Tache de Café
Community sentiment: (Wood Legacy)
Longevity: (Wood Legacy)
Sillage & projection: (Wood Legacy)
Value for money: Tache de Café
Versatility: Tache de Café
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: (Wood Legacy)

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Tache de CaféLe Monde Gourmand

(Wood Legacy)Zara

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 49 votes

Have 23%Had 3%Want 74%

3.85/ 5 · 199 votes

Have 86%Had 14%Want 0%

Category winnerTache de CaféRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

45%Love

24%Like

16%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

49 votes

34%Love

36%Like

18%Ok

10%Dislike

2%Hate

171 votes

Category winner(Wood Legacy)Most positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity57

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage52

♥ Love / hate73

Category winners

Longevity(Wood Legacy)

Sillage(Wood Legacy)

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value88

¤ Price value86

Category winnerTache de CaféBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

woody92%

warm spicy84%

sweet77%

aromatic69%

amber61%

woody100%

warm spicy92%

chocolate84%

vanilla77%

amber69%

sweet61%

Scent match69%Closely related · both woody, vanilla and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15 to 30 minutes

Dark ChocolateSaffronBlack Pepper

Heart1 to 2 hours

TonkaMilkInkRose

Base2 to 4 hours

VanillaCedarwoodMuskPatchouliAmber

Top

Dark ChocolateOakBlack Pepper

Heart

Tonka BeanCedarwood

Base

PatchouliAmberVanillaMuskMoss

InformationalShared notesDark Chocolate, Black Pepper, Vanilla and Cedarwood. Durations are only published for Tache de Café, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring29

Summer21

Fall100

Winter96

Day69

Night100

Spring84

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerTache de CaféMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men19

Unisex58

Women23

Men45

Unisex52

Women3

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#12,964

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews15

Overall rank#7,672

PerfumerAlexis Dadier

Launched—

Reviews35

Category winner(Wood Legacy)Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Tache de Café by Le Monde Gourmand is an oriental woody fragrance that balances cozy sweetness with dark, atmospheric undertones. Despite a name translating to coffee stain, the scent centers on bitter dark chocolate, spicy saffron, and sharp black pepper at the top. The heart introduces a surprising contrast of smoot…

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Zara Wood Legacy leans into dark chocolate, polished woods and a soft spicy warmth rather than a loud gourmand effect. On skin it often opens richer and sweeter, then settles into smoother cedar, tonka, patchouli and a slightly leathery amber-vanilla dry-down. It suits someone who wants an affordable woody scent with …

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Tache de Café or (Wood Legacy)?

(Wood Legacy) takes 4 of 7 categories. Tache de Café is rated 4.00/5 from 49 votes; (Wood Legacy) is rated 3.85/5 from 199 votes. Choose Tache de Café for a vanilla and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, value for money and versatility. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose (Wood Legacy) for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on community sentiment, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Tache de Café or (Wood Legacy)?

(Wood Legacy) lasts longest ((Wood Legacy) 64/100, Tache de Café 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Tache de Café or (Wood Legacy)?

Projection is very close: (Wood Legacy) 52/100, Tache de Café 50/100 for sillage.

Do Tache de Café and (Wood Legacy) smell similar?

Closely related: a 69% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, vanilla and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Dark Chocolate, Black Pepper, Vanilla and Cedarwood.

Is Tache de Café or (Wood Legacy) better for summer or winter?

For summer, Tache de Café is the stronger pick. For winter, (Wood Legacy) is the stronger pick. Tache de Café suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Tache de Café and (Wood Legacy)?

Tache de Café has top notes of Dark Chocolate, Saffron and Black Pepper, heart notes of Tonka, Milk, Ink and Rose, a base of Vanilla, Cedarwood, Musk and Patchouli. (Wood Legacy) has top notes of Dark Chocolate, Oak and Black Pepper, heart notes of Tonka Bean and Cedarwood, a base of Patchouli, Amber, Vanilla and Musk.