Acqua Di Selva by Visconti di Modrone, 1949

Wonderful and i underline it. It's a bracing, clean, conservative and old-school  woodsy cologne. This is a jump back in the tradition. What can i say? I tested it from a decrepit and dusty tobacconist's shop and i was at once teleported back in the time of my childwood when i used to walk for the streets of the town with my grandfather and the brother of him. This is an astringent and conservative fougere with its citrus-oakmoss-lavender central chord. There is a piney note not so dominant, bergamot and lemon, the main aromatic and edible greens (basil, clary sage, rosemary and thyme) that on the side of aromatic conifers produce the illusion of mint and finally a very woodsy dry down without amber. I don't detect soapiness while i catch the note of vetiver since the first minute on the side of bergamot and pine. A touch of floral sweetness coming from the most astringent carnation and geranium is counterbalanced by bitter tonka. The balance is stiff and the craftsmanship is old school. May be i was lucky to smell an old bottle but i did't inhale a synthetic smell. I'm thinking to come back nearby that old shop to buy a bottle for the upcoming moments i will be in the mood to wear it at morning. The bottle is wonderful, the smell is close to the skin and the longevity is proper of a cologne. Inexpensive.