Bassano del Grappa… for more than a century, the picturesque and romantic home of Montegrappa, Italy’s oldest manufacturer of fine writing instruments. Two people in the same hotel in Bassano, stranger, perhaps, or lovers to be? The ancient buildings, stone walls, cobbled streets attract them, inspire them to roam about.
He discovers the Montegrappa boutique, musing on the company’s creations, how they’re imbued with “Italianness.” She inadvertently leaves her NeroUno pen behind, on the table in a bar. He finds it and looks for her around the city following her scent. Finally, he meets her on the Bassano bridge, the Ponte degli Alpini, and reunites the pen with its owner….
They say that of all the senses, that of smell creates the most powerful memories. Among them, the perfume or cologne of one’s first love – a scent that will remain in one’s recall forever. Such power has inspired Montegrappa to create beautiful, distinctive and memorable scents for men and women. They encompass the Traditional, engaging sophistication and refinement, and the contemporary – under the theme of Contamination – with vibrant notes to appeal to the modern achiever.
For the ladies, Montegrappa has devised a perfume capturing and enhancing the allure of the modern woman. Montegrappa’s parfumiers have created an intoxicating blend of citrusy Bergamot from Calabria, Tuberose and other ingredients, with a base of delicious Vanilla, Cedar and Sandalwood – an effect that is earthy and urbane, all at once.
For the man, NeroUno offers a sophisticated masculine fragrance, combining the finest herbs and spices from the Monte Grappa mountain, with Mediterranean citrus aromas and wood oils, perfectly blended by our master perfumers in Italy. Their palette includes Italian Lemons, Calabrian Bergamot, Nutmeg, Clarysage, Basil, Lavender, Petitgrain, and Juniper Berries on the top notes. The middle and lower notes feature Clove, Geranium, Vetyver Java, Patchouli, Cedar wood, Sandalwood, Musk, Amber, Tonka Bean and other evocative ingredients.
Montegrappa Colognes and Perfumes – breathing with sense appeal.