Description
“Gattopardo tries to portray the archetype Sicilian man with his strong bond to his motherland. He is tall with lots of ego and muscular features, which make him powerful, inclined to anger, yes, but in a controlled manner. His authoritarian manner commands respect yet his simple attitude towards family traditions bind him firmly to his roots. A loving caring person that oozes generosity and makes all around him feel welcome. A man with style and elegance having a rational mind that is able to create with an upmost spirit of freedom. However this “portrait” cannot exist without background. Sicily is a land of contradictions, a land of countless cultural stratifications, due to multiple dominations. Sicily changes very little despite time and the actions of its people. It’s a paradise for both sight and smell. A wild garden that is sometimes ravaged by the intense heat, but always having the power to smell beautiful throughout the year.” – a note from the brand.
Gattopardo was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Antonio Alessandria.
pavel1415 – :
Antonio Alesandria’s Gattopardo (Leopard) is an evocative modern gourmand interpretation of the setting that was the basis for the novel of the same name and subsequent classic film by Visconti which captured the final days of dying Italian aristocracy through the eyes of a stoic titular Sicilian patriarch played superbly by Burt Lancaster. Notable in the novel and the film is the evocative description of the lifestyle of these individuals with grand feasts and leisurely pastimes. The scent captures this mood very beautifully. The opening is a boozy one with notes of whiskey, bergamot and fig. It transitions almost immediately to a floral heart consisting of iris and geranium and then settles into a dense gourmand base which is composed of a prominent beeswax, hazelnut, cacao, almond, patchouli, benzoin, amber, musk and cedar. The whole feeling is that of a grand ballroom feast presided by the patriarch in the book and film. Like the book and film, this is an uncompromising masterwork that truly requires understanding the artistic context of the perfume to fully appreciate. I am so happy to add this little heralded gem to my collection, since both the film and book are personal favorites of mine. Antonio has done an excellent job capturing the mood and feel of a decaying royalty in this perfume which probably captures how this stoic, brave and son of the soil smelt like. Astonishing!
ghb413speagoessenda – :
Stairway to Heaven…
clerredubre – :
I like the other scents of Alessandria. But not this one. Smells like a birhday party with waxed furnitures full of sweets and candy, sweaty kids and dogs, alcoholic parents. Milk and bisquits for a rainy Sunday.
This is an odour, not a perfume. Or at least it is the odour of a middle aged woman, not of a man.