Oud Radieux Cartier 2015

As long as there are fragrances like this one from Cartier, the topic of Oud is far from exhausted! This scent rather shows what is still possible with this note! My feeling tells me that the phase is over where every (designer) brand needed to have an Oud fragrance in their lineup, where an Oud scent was displayed in the window at all costs. I believe that only now are the truly great Oud fragrances hitting the market, as there has been more than enough experimentation!
Oud Radieaux is truly remarkable, I would empty my bank account just for the top note. Let's keep it short, the top note is absolutely stunning, a fragrance explosion where everything is too late!!! Spicy-sharp and slightly fruity-sour ginger like 5 o'clock from Serge Lutens, combined with an Oud note that could be from Amber Aoud by Roja or Oud Wood by Tom Ford. Mild, sweet, subtle, and rounded... and yes, before the ultimate Oud freaks come back... I don't care if this is a "real" Oud, extracted from Mars, or if it's Laotian or chaotic Oud, or comes from the lab... it smells amazing!!!
Wow... I'm blown away... flattened... an incredible experience and never smelled anything like this in such a combination.
The beautiful and quirky pepper gives the fragrance depth and support... this is niche per excellence for me!
The ginger unfortunately says goodbye after about 30 minutes, at least its fruity-sour part, the spiciness remains, but is accompanied by beautiful woods, I don't want to commit, but it could very well be Mysore sandalwood... it has somehow a creamy touch... wonderful!!!
After 8 hours, this unique fragrance experience comes to an end, the sillage is very good, but not an intrusive loudmouth. What’s truly shocking is the incredible price; I wanted to order it spontaneously and was on the Cartier website... OMG... 339€ for 50, 75, 100ml (there's no indication of the bottle size), but it should be a maximum of 100ml... that hits right in the heart... in that price range, I would rather go for Amber Aoud by Roja... if my earlier bypass allows it... :-( I think I need to meditate for a moment to calm down... high blood pressure at my age is dangerous;-)!

EDIT 21.01.18

After I have the bottle and have worn it several times, my initial euphoria has somewhat subsided, still a great scent, but I don't feel as comfortable with it anymore, perhaps the topic of Oud is less or more over for me...?!?