Character
The Story of Riesling
A luminous accord capturing the crisp elegance of Riesling wine. Its bright citrus and green apple facets meet honeyed florals and a distinctive mineral quality, recreating that electrifying first sip in liquid form.
Heritage
Wine has perfumed humanity since antiquity, but wine-inspired fragrance only emerged as a distinct category in the late 20th century. Riesling, Germany's骄傲 grape, became particularly significant in this development. The variety dates to medieval Rhineland vineyards, though it gained its modern identity in 19th-century German ampelography. As sommeliers began cataloguing Riesling's extraordinary aromatic complexity, perfumers took notice. The grape's unique ability to express terroir and age transformed perfumers' understanding of how liquids could capture landscape and time. By the 1990s, major fragrance houses began incorporating Riesling accords into compositions, drawn by its unusual balance of austerity and floral grace.
At a Glance
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Germany
Primary source region
Ingredient Details
Synthetic accord with potential wine distillate
Grape wine (recreated as aromatic accord)
Did You Know
"The distinctive petrol-like note in aged Riesling comes from TDN, a compound that develops during slow wine maturation and is now recreated synthetically for perfumery."