I own the vintage MDC and it's close, but not exactly the same. It's 85% close, and I wear this on days I won't wear the original MDC. It doesn't smell like roses at all. What it does smell like is the drydown of a Miss Dior Chérie with a drier musk and something plastic-like in the back. The citrus head notes of the real Miss Dior Chérie aren't there, but replaced by a blast of sweet red fruits at the beginning. The head notes don't last over 5 min. It's good. I hope the prices don't go up, unlike the other Montale and Mancera in this shop. The bottle I received had little scratches on it and it looks really bad, plus when I sprayed it for the first time, it seems like someone already sprayed from the bottle before. But at least the scent isn't bad.