PARIS — Just steps away from Paris’ last working vineyard, there may be a recent liquid being vinted under the hill of Montmartre.
Perfumer Sebastien Plan recently opened Abstraction Paris, an atelier for an exclusive series of scents by that name, that are matured in a cellar, inspired by winemaking traditions.
Plan trained at natural fragrance and flavors supplier Robertet, and held positions at Cosmo Fragrances International and L’Oréal, where he frolicked sourcing ingredients equivalent to jasmine. There, Plan noted the harvest varied depending on 12 months, producer and terrain — essential points for wine. Nonetheless the massive fragrance firms generally select the plants making essentially the most uniform blends that remain consistent over time.
“I believed to myself, ‘What a pity,’ because...
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