Mancera Paris - Choco Violette EDP Choco Violette (“CV”) is an oriental vanilla offering released in 2016 from Montale. With its wear on me, it easily slips into the gourmand category. CV opens with a puff of cocoa powder and candy. The cocoa powder is rich and intense and I can almost feel it on my tongue. It’s very much as if you’ve opened a jar of a gourmet powder to create a luscious hot cocoa. The candy note is very reminiscent of a candy necklace or parma violet candies so popular in the UK. After the first initial opening impressions, the cocoa powder note seems to fade back. In comes an equally delicious orange-bergamot blend. The floral is stronger than the citrus; which lays back and seems to simply add more sweetness to the perfume. Underneath this note, I get a hint of hazelnut. The buttery nut note adds richness to the fragrance. About an hour and a half into wear, I get a creamy vanilla. Again, the va...