Chinotto

About Chinotto

Chinotto is a small citrus fruit, also called the myrtle-leaf orange, with the botanical name Citrus myrtifolia. Its slow-growing tree has a compact habit and small, densely held leaves; the fruit is also valued for its ornamental appearance.

Scent Profile

In perfumery, a chinotto accord brings a crisp, bitter-green expression to a citrus composition. Fresh peel offers a useful way to picture this character, especially where the citrus meets aromatic herbs. Alongside sweeter citrus fruits or white flowers, the accord can give the fruit and petals a sharper outline, bringing brightness and a greener impression into the same composition.

Use in Perfumery

Chinotto is combined with materials such as thyme, papyrus and jasmine, placing citrus among herbs, dry grassy textures and flowers. A heart placement can connect the citrus opening with a base of woods and musks. The resulting composition links fresh fruit and aromatic greenery with warmer woody materials.

Did You Know?

Certain forms have long been used for candying whole, and cultivation has been associated particularly with Liguria in Italy.