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Original designation: Alpha-pinène dextro (AD)
A high-impact coniferous terpene with a brisk pine-and-resin profile, valuable for adding naturalistic tension and air to heavy woods or balsams.
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1 g
€12
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In perfumery vocabulary, Dextrorotatory Alpha-Pinene (AD) is associated with pine needle, warm resinous, turpentine-like, dry woody, fresh coniferous and diffusive. Its creative role is an agile top-note instrument with vivid lift, giving structure and character to complex accords.
In the organ, use it to build conifer lift, enrich terpenic freshness in woods and introduce drying citrus and aromatic openings. As top note, it offers signature rather than mere theme.
Aroma chemicals are the precision instruments of the organ. Their value is structural as much as olfactive: they can sharpen an outline, create space, bridge naturals or sustain an effect with repeatable clarity.
A vintage material for contemporary creation
This 22-year vintage opens a door to another era of perfumery. An uncommon voice from legendary perfumery heritage, made for mature, daring compositions—a scent from the past, ready to inspire something entirely new.
Collection connections
Aroma Chemicals / Bases
Ref. MO-111
Hydroxycitronellol
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Hydroxycitronellol - BASF brings mild sweet, floral and lily-of-the-valley leaning into a richly expressive heart-note material.
Available
Aroma Chemicals / Bases
Ref. MO-118
Acétate de phényle isobutylique
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Isobutyl Phenyl Acetate brings rose, honey-like and sweet floral into a richly expressive heart-note material.
Available
Aroma Chemicals / Bases
Ref. MO-153
Laurate méthyle
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Methyl Laurate brings fatty, soft floral and winey into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Aroma Chemicals / Bases
Ref. MO-199
Acétophénone para-hydroxy
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
p-Hydroxyacetophenone brings mild sweet, hawthorn-like and balsamic into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
