Primal Waters - TDM: Torroella de Montgrí Santi Burgas 2019

Torroella de Montgri is a Spanish municipality in the province of Girona, Catalonia, and at the same time the seat and home of the Spanish label Santi Burgas. As a tribute to the town and this enchanting region, another part of the Primal Waters series was created - TDM.
The diverse and lush landscape, rich in plants and herb groves, served as an inspiring template. The goal was to create a reminiscence of one's homeland. Extracted from robust herbal blends of traditional medicinal plants, an olfactory portrait of this beautiful landscape was to emerge.

This all sounds incredibly exciting, albeit very ambitious. It is certainly no easy task to preserve authentic and regional aromas and transform them into fragrant impressions. But it works - more than successfully and as if crafted by a master hand. That much can already be revealed.

TDM initially offers a refreshing carpet of herbaceous scents, nestled in a Mediterranean late summer landscape. When you close your eyes, Torroella de Montgri provides a short vacation in the sunny south, allowing for a little distance and relaxation from the demanding everyday life…
Vast and hilly fields, lined with lush vegetation, are surrounded by rugged and barren rocks. Everything shimmers under the scorching heat of the blazing sun. The scent of thyme and sage mingles with the spicy air, and a gentle breeze carries the slightly sweet aromas of chamomile and lavender fields from the nearby surroundings. The wild rosemary climbing the rocks blends with the other scents into a beautifully fragrant mélange, conveying a sense of carefree freedom and boundless lightness.
To avoid wilting too much under the high sun, a few cypress trees in the vicinity offer their conical shade for a moment of respite. This completes the olfactory portrait, and the herbal essence is complemented by elegantly and beautifully fragrant woods of a bitter and ethereal nature.
The scent spectrum is never intrusive or feels forced. TDM enchants through the flowing interplay of the various ingredients; everything is cleanly and authentically woven together, resulting in a charismatic and very wearable fragrance. Even though I have never been to this region of Spain, the scent certainly suggests the aromas of this area in a credible and understandable way.

The longevity and sillage are consistently in the solid middle range. From my fragrance horizon, Torroella de Montgri creates a very unique and multifaceted veil, and certainly demonstrates a certain uniqueness in relation to similarly conceived fragrances.

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Do not chase the past and do not lose yourself in the future
The past is no more
The future has not yet come
Life is here and now…
(Buddha)

Thanks again for the samples to Gentilhomme and Scentennial