Mirto di Panarea La Riserva Eau de Parfum

Mirto di Panarea La Riserva is a citrusy, fruity, and aromatic fragrance. Its opening is citrusy and fruity, with prominent and very pleasant notes of citron and myrtle. As time passes, aromatic notes such as lavender, sage, and juniper berries give it a greener and woodier tone, until it reaches its dry-down phase where a slight note of patchouli is also perceived, but the woody and fruity aroma remains until the end of its development. This version of Mirto di Panarea is still suitable for daytime wear, spring and summer, casual situations, office work, or simply for the pleasure of smelling fresh and citrusy. Its longevity has improved compared to the original, being slightly more intense. On me, it lasted approximately 8 hours, with moderate sillage. I already loved the original Mirto di Panarea, and I like this one even more. It has a delicious scent suitable for both men and women. If you haven't tried it yet, I encourage you to do so.

Oh this perfume is like an explosion of all senses. I have the original. How to describe their difference is to describe their connection to life. The original is a very spiritual scent. This is more sensitive. It touches all your senses, it is romantic, sensual. It like a composition of sea, land and air. I see me walking on an island, with the sun shining in a moist area, the air is filled with citrus, myrrh, lavender, and junipress. This perfume opens with the subtle citrus scent. Then the myrtle opens up in the middle. It is not as prominent in the original but if you have the myrtle plant in your garden, you immediately recognize it. Then the lavender comes trough and mixes with base notes and myrrh in a very elegant scent. This is just a marvelous and elegant perfume. This is awesome.

I absolutely love the Riserva edition of Mirto de Panarea. As others have said, it is less citrusy than the original. The only credited citrus note is citron. Riserva is an aromatic bomb 💣 It smells as if you are walking through a beautiful aromatic herb garden. Just looking at the notes, I actually love every piece of this creation lol ... juniper, citron, lavender, sage, Myrtle, myrrh, patchouli, labdanum and mastic. It has good longevity and projection. And best of all, my wife likes it on me, which is very very very very very rare. 9/10 and a Fragrantica score of 4.6

I have spent quite a lot of time with Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo testers over the years, being frustrated that the fragrances that sounded so beautiful were disappointingly 'plain' for want of a better term, and impossibly short-lived anyway. All change with this one! Beautifully aromatic and green, bitter herbs and sprightly citrus that seem inclined to stick around for a while (thanks, apparently to the dread amberwoods which I can never identify anyway). The whole composition is absolutely gorgeous. I will need to check out the other Riserva options now.

Beautiful "upgrade" to my favourite scent of the line. This has more depth to it than the EdT, lasts longer and is slightly sweeter, while staying just as green and funky. Lovely release, as long as we don't look at the €230 retail price tag for the 100ml. (Where the EdT is €155 for that same 100ml.) Not worth getting at retail, especially if you already have the EdT, since they are very similar.