Luckily I have two stores local to me and the one I frequented NEVER has this in stock...but the other one does so I finally got it! Eau des baux is a wonderful spicy balsamic which has the rough texture of spicy pepper perfectly balanced with the smoothness of tonka and vanilla. I can't understand the note votes on here as to me tonka bean is dominant throughout. This being said the cypress is very evident in the opening it is bright, sappy and herbal. This scent is amazing due to the clearness of all the notes you get pepper and cardamom throughout too with a constant base of tonka and vanilla. I think the other notes conjure a slight smokey incense vibe but incense is composed from lots of ingredients which may already be accounted for, so I can't say it's all that evident. Eau des baux's warmth is supplied by the base notes really and I would say it's like a more masculine, spicier version of something like Van Cleef and Arpels Midnight in Paris....Or maybe a little closer to Lanvin Avant Garde? Something with lots of Tonka bean anyway! I'm not surprised this fragrance is inspired by medieval roots it definitely smells that way due to the simple but satisfying combination of notes. So just a great fragrance really across the board and quite manly I think great for autumn and winter. While they don't make anything that blows me away, I've discovered you just can't go wrong with L'Occitane.