Pontaccio 21 (1999)
by Gianfranco Ferré

I utterly subscribe what Foetidus asserts, this is an excellent  80's dark-herbal and aromatic powerhouse, despite came out in the late 90's. It is in the same vein of the classic Aramis and Aramis 900 (i repute interesting the comparition with Black Jeans Versace), very herbal at the beginning, conservative, masculine and surprisingly tasty and attractive in its sort of almost edible and syrupy orangy dry down. The beginning is extremely tart and aromatic, the neroli accord is very prominent as well as the notes of cypress and rosemary. The general, almost intoxicating, initial harshness has the basic influence of the black cardamom, very notable in the course of the first twenty minutes of the development. The aromatic trait is enhanced by a notable presence of sage and by the final touch of angelica. The floral rosey heart is strangely discreet despite the abundance of florals, anyway the flowers contribute to utterly darken this extremely obscure concoction (may be even  darker than Ungaro III and Trussardi Uomo). The woodsy dry down is a different face of the fragrance, this is kind of oily, the harshness of the herbs is tamed, a certain level of smoothness is brought by myrrh and suede and this base is endly orangy-leathery, a touch syrupy, almost gummy (or may be oily, i don't find my be the right word to describe the consistence) and bold-dark of patchouli and herbs. May be is the angelica the responsible of that sort of gassy final effect barely detectable. A bit of disappointment is determined by the very faint longevity, at least on my skin.

21st November, 2011. (Last Edited: 22nd November, 2011.)

I do have the deodorant spray of this.it's really just a lighter version of this and goes for a fraction of what it will cost for this one.anyone interested can contact me

This is clearly ok for the older folks.I would only wear this to church,a funeral and above get rid of unwanted guests who I know will sneeze at this

25th September, 2011. (Last Edited: 21st December, 2011.)

First, my main complaint is that did not last at all on me. It was rather brash in the opening with citrus and herbs but I paid no attention to it. I did not like the opening at all but I wanted to wait for a really great drydown like with other Ferre frags. This one did not sit very well. No drydown on me. not very exciting and unforgettable.

6th April, 2009.

Very dry, very herbal, very retro. (If you like Sud Est, please queue up.) I find the cardamom in the opening notes a little off-putting, but I don't mind it so much as it does dry-down and tame itself pretty quickly.

There's quite a bit of sage here, too, hence the "dryness". There's also a bit of angelica in the herbal mix, thus adding a touch (but just a touch) of powdery sweetness to the final parts of the dry-down.

Very Italian stuff, but I, too, can see why this one wasn't a massive hit in this day and age. This ought to have been introduced during the late Eighties at the latest. if it is, in fact, discontinued, well, I'm not surprised.

Cool bottle, btw, with a chrome finish and faux alligator "wrap."

19th February, 2009.

Just got this one today, not too bad at all! As mentioned before, it's a nice leathery floral. Although the initial blast is rather green, I think it would best be compared to Versace Black Jeans, if Black Jeans stopped being the loud, cold, anise-less cousin of JPG Le Male and it was toned down and made softer and warmer with a little bit of leather thrown in for the dry down.

27th June, 2007.

My Lord Pontaccio, cousin of the Earl of Aramis, nephew of the Duke of Chanel, rides through the castle gates. Dark riches in his baggage train: sacks of gold, of spices, of exotic woods, perhaps even a slight hint of slaughtered game. Many a lackey bows, many a maiden blushes. A scent of rough war and smooth politics, fortified palaces and sophisticated intrigues.

25th June, 2007. (Last Edited: 12nd October, 2007.)