Coriolan Guerlain 1998 Eau de Toilette

Bottle Design:
Robert Granai

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7.6 / 10 98 Ratings

A popular perfume by Guerlain for men, released in 1998. The scent is spicy-woody. The production was apparently discontinued.

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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Green

Chypre

Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lemon

Bergamot

Neroli

Petitgrain Sage

Sage

Heart Notes

Juniper

Ginger

Coriander

Basil

Nutmeg

Pepper

Ylang-ylang

Base Notes

Oakmoss

Patchouli

Vetiver

Benzoin

Leather

Perfumer

Jean-Paul Guerlain

Ratings

Scent

7.698 Ratings

Longevity

7.276 Ratings

Sillage

6.474 Ratings

Bottle

8.187 Ratings

Value for money

8.414 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 04/30/2025.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/17/2024

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

SwabGames
83 Reviews

SwabGames

1

An unusual scent that wants to stand out

In my opinion, this is not a typical masculine scent. As soon as you apply the scent to your hand, you hear some kind of floral aroma. Perhaps this is how neroli plays. Then, of course, the aroma begins to play with new colors. Here everything begins to be felt: bergamot, walnut, coriander, and then moss, patchouli, veliver and leather join in. The aroma is very unusual, and it is very suitable for standing out.

03/01/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Underrated! (by me too)

A classic formal herbal-mossy fougère with a leather base accord, aldehydes and a floral-spicy “barbershop” heart (citrus, coriander, lavender, tonka) on woods, mostly vetiver to my nose. Honestly a little dull at first to me, as it reminded me a lot of other cheaper (quality and price wise) scents of that era based on the same herbal-floral-leather structure. Coriolan is undoubtedly pleasant, mellow and refined, and you can tell it’s a Guerlain by the particular high quality of the composition, the solid feel of elegance, the range of colorful nuances from soapy, to leathery, to bitter-greenish and to smoky: yet... well, to me it’s not exactly a must unless you’re really a Guerlain collector or a fougère enthusiast, this meaning it is rather conventional and as I said, not that far from most of other similar fougères from the ‘80s or the ‘90s. Let’s put it this way: good and classy, and surely an utter pleasure to wear, but in my opinion probably the most negligible among Guerlain’s “vintage” masculine offerings (obviously they’ve done worse later on...).

6,5-7/10

EDIT: I revisited this having the chance to wear it more properly for one day. It's much better than my review above, the keys are its understatement and above all, the evolution, which is fantastic and leading to an incredibly elegant, rich and nuanced drydown. Still nothing "groundbreaking" but easy to underrate.

03/01/2014

7.5
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 6
Scent

MasterLi
375 Reviews

MasterLi

1

The Perfect Outdoor Fragrance!

Very green, very peppery scent. Almost herbal opening,slightly bitter at first, but very well blended in the dry-down. Could be considered a mature gentleman's scent. However a very green, fresh and sharp fragrance which could be considered a classic. To me definitely an "outdoors" kind of scent, but on the right person this would certainly give a very positive, elegant and refined type of masculine vibe. Which would be very welcome. Would recommend both for formal and informal wear.

07/15/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

4

On the Limits of Context, or, I'm an Idiot.

I remember this one from a few years ago as a sort of mild fougère with a juniper note. I prefer a hard, rougher fougère. The common ground of lavender and coumarin is small yet significant, but their difference is what makes a fougère hold together. The fougère accord works well with broad brush strokes.

I stupidly gave away my bottle of Coriolan a few years ago, and with the retrospect of sense memory have dwelled on it ever since. I bought it again yesterday and had such a great surprise. It’s not a weak fougère, it’s a chypre. And a nicely blended, well proportioned one at that. What on earth had I been thinking? Especially in an age of oakmoss nostalgia, what a beautiful thing to fall in my lap. What I disliked when I viewed it as a fougère (timid, finicky) is exactly what makes it so pleasant as a chypre. It is harmonious from start to finish; there are no elbows jutting out. There is the bitterness of the bergamot and moss, but it is balanced by a sweet quality from the juniper. There is a cool herbal quality, but it doesn’t read as culinary. I don’t find it particularly forceful and the sillage is minimal to moderate. I think the blended quality could be read as noncommital, but I find its ease very comfortable.