ALPHÉE

EAU DE PARFUM 60 ML

THE INSPIRATION |
A tribute to Alphée Dubois, Grand Prix de Rome winner, spiritual father of Spoturno and grandfather of his wife Yvonne, this fragrance evokes the happy years expressed in the memory of a cruise along the rocky coasts of Corsica towards the archipelago of the Sanguinaires Islands.

CREATIVE APPROACH |
“When Véronique told me about Alphée, an influential and historic member of her family, I was immediately transported into the imagination of a poem that has nothing to do with the man but that I adore, “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coloridge, and which begins with the following verse:

I wanted to recreate the atmosphere of the Alph River water, a fresh, mineral, and magical water with oriental citrus fruits and amber. Then I wanted this water to have reflections of Corsica, which I imagined with touches of myrtle leaves and juniper berries. The mineral side is brought by the myrtle leaves and Ambrofix, a molecule produced from clary sage that sent amber and mineral.

Alphée is a refreshing, mineral fragrance where citrus fruits are accompanied by myrtle leaves and juniper berries, energized by touches of pink pepper, coriander, and nutmeg. Orange blossom and jasmine add a sunny sensuality.

- Christophe Sheldrake

(1) Translation: In Xanadu, Kublai Khan decreed to build a sumptuous kingdom of pleasure, where Alpheus, the sacred river, flowed into caverns unfathomable to man, rushing into a sunless sea.

OLFACTORY FAMILY | WOODY-CITRIC

• TOP: Bergamot, Bitter Orange, Mandarin, Myrtle Leaves, Juniper Berries

• HEART: Jasmine grandiflorum, Neroli, Pink berries, Coriander, Nutmeg

• BASE: Vetiver, Ambrofix (2) , Musks

(2) Amber molecule, synthetic substitute for ambergris