Filippo Sorcinelli Opus 1144 Extrait de Parfum

$8⁵⁰ AUD

Size

100ml 1ml Sample

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The true smell of Gothic, which begins with the laying of the first stone of the basilica of Saint Denis at the gates of Paris in 1144.

Gothic amber from 1144 — elemi resin, benzoin, jasmine, and mandarin. Grey stone in scent.

Notes

Elemi Resin Vanilla Bergamot Benzoin Iris Ambergris Cashmere Wood White Musk Mandarin Orange Sandalwood Jasmine Orchid Leather

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Best for Evening

Season Autumn · Winter

Details

Family	Woody Amber
Country	Italy
Perfumer	Filippo Sorcinelli
Year	2015
Concentration	Extrait de Parfum

Description

Fragrance Family:
Woody Amber

Notes:
White Musk, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Ambergris, Leather, Benzoin, Cashmeran, Orchid, Iris, Lemon, Mandarin, Jasmine, Elemi

Concentration:
Extrait de Parfum

Occasion:
Elegant amber powder, fluffy and structured: a conceptual and evocative fragrance.

Made in Italy

Editor's Notes

Opus 1144 consecrates the Gothic through scent, and gains its name from the completion of the Saint-Denis Basilica choir in 1144, which is the first structure to be completely styled with elements of Gothic architecture.

For perfumer Filippo Socinelli, the disturbing charm of the gothic begins with the spectral silhouette of elemi resin – a citrus-inflected and balsamic incense note that plunges deep into the powdery amber and musk base of this fragrance, but only after it has been flushed in the charming and harmonising tang of mandarin and bergamot. Chewy benzoin resin, almost inebriating in its sweetness, constitutes the majority of this amber accord, and is surrounded with the pure and humanising feel of jasmine flower. Opus 1144 has the jagged texture of warm grey stone, its presence vibrating from its core. And while it may have a Gothic inspiration, here it is elegantly composed and classically drawn amber fragrance. At times sensual, it coaxes us to engage with its mysteries, contrasts, and tensions.