Anyone who follows any of my posts would know that I'm a big fan of the 'Aventus DNA' - or Fruity Chypres. So I bought a bottle of this almost as soon as it came out and have let it macerate after an initial spraying.
It's a wonderful scent smokier than Afnan Supremacy and just as powerful. I could still smell it the next morning ( today).
I've never had the privilege of getting my nose on absolute aventus although I plan to do that in the next few months, so I can't say how authentic it is, but I can say it is definitely a different or intense and darker take on Aventus.
The notes on fragrantica list pair and a couple of other notes that I don't get, and miss the black currant which I definitely do. But citrus smoke, oak Moss and a hit of spice and everything nice!