Louis XV 1722 de Venice
The champagne note opens Louis XV 1722 with a genuine effervescence, grapefruit and plum adding fruit brightness before saffron grounds the accord in something warmer and more substantial. This is a collaboration between Xerjoff and Champagne de Venoge, and the hazelnut-coffee-cocoa heart honors that provenance without turning the composition into a dessert. Lavender in the mid-stage is the unexpected element that keeps the luxury accord from reading as purely gourmand. Leather and incense in the base give the drydown a sophistication that the festive opening earns rather than assumes.
Why We Carry This
The champagne-to-leather arc in Louis XV 1722 is the kind of compositional ambition that justifies the Xerjoff price point. The hazelnut-coffee heart is rich without being heavy, and cashmeran and incense in the base give the drydown a complexity that rewards patience.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Bergamot, Aldehydes, Saffron
Heart notes: Rose, Iris, Jasmine, Oud
Base notes: Amber, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin
Character
Accords: Powdery, Floral, Oud, Amber, Woody, Warm Spicy
Perfumer: Maurice Roucel
Launched: 2018