Essenza di Zegna
Ermenegildo Zegna · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2003
≈ $55 · 100ml · approx. retail
A spicy-fresh woody aromatic that opens with bright bergamot and lemon before settling into a warm, musky amber base. It was the debut fragrance for the Zegna name and helped define the house's signature Calabrian-bergamot-driven Italian style.
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Spanish · 85 in collection
Alberto Morillas is a Spanish master perfumer at dsm-firmenich who joined Firmenich in 1970 and has shaped thousands of fragrances over his career. He is one of the most prolific noses in modern perfumery and also runs his own house, Mizensir.
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