News — citrus

In our latest poll, we asked you to choose the citrus aroma that best represents summer. Among different shades of freshness, energy and vitality, one clear winner emerged: lemon. The result made us reflect. Why lemon? Perhaps because it is one of those rare aromas that speaks to everyone, regardless of passions, expertise or habits. You don't need to be a wine expert to recognize the scent of freshly grated lemon zest. You don't need to be a sommelier to associate it with a summer day, a walk by the sea, a refreshing drink shared with friends, or a homemade...

Citrus aromas are “top” notes, in other words, powerful scents that go straight to your nose: we immediately notice them (just 2-3 seconds from inhalation); just as they are quick to manifest, they are also quick to vanish. In a bouquet of perfumes, citrus notes are the first contact that the nose and curiosity must capture, inviting us to go further. These are notes that disappear quickly, as they are volatile, but which give a unique olfactory imprint to the whole bouquet. All the citrus scents have in common the presence of the highly concentrated limonene molecule. Many other molecules...