Notre-Dame 15.4.2019 — Filippo Sorcinelli

The date in the title is not a mark on the calendar. It is a moment that changed something forever.

On April 15, 2019, Notre-Dame burned. Filippo Sorcinelli — a man whose life is connected with sacred space and liturgical art — responded in the only language he knew: aroma. Notre-Dame 15.4.2019 — is neither a requiem nor a triumph. It is a testimony: the smell of stone, smoke, wood and what survived.

It opens complexly and multi-layered: citruses and neroli give a light, almost sunny axis, incense and galbanum — a resinous, sacred depth, iris and basil bring a green, lively texture. The heart is quiet and gentle: lily of the valley is fresh, geranium is herbaceous, ambrette softly connects everything. The base settles like a memory: sandalwood, vetiver and precious wood are warm, persistent, with a smoky echo of a fire that did not destroy, but revealed.

Notre-Dame 15.4.2019 — for those who understand fragrance as a testimony and seek depth with a cultural dimension. For a person for whom memory is important as a presence.