RicordamiGreen Woody Eau de Parfum

Ricordami by Giardini di Toscana is a green, woody, and chypre eau de parfum, unisex, created by Silvia Martinelli. Two opposing greens in the top, and a true chypre base.

A 1942 recipe book, reopened in 2016

It all began in 1942 in Bibbiena, a medieval village in the Casentino Valley, in Tuscany. Giovan Piero and Emma Ducci opened a bottega of fragrances and ointments there, which Giovan Piero composed thanks to his experience as the village pharmacist — and his recipe book is still kept by the family. At the end of the 1960s, their daughter Irma turned it into a prestigious perfumery, which still exists. It was in 2016 that Silvia Martinelli reopened these notebooks to create the brand: with over fifty years of experience — including sales and consulting for Chanel and Dior — and training at the schools of Grasse, she composes with her own hands in the family laboratory. Ricordami is one of the three 2026 new releases, along with Oro e Miele and Verde Respiro.

An opening of fig leaf and galbanum

Bergamot, lemon, and sweet orange open with a crisp citrus. Then come two greens that are opposites in every way: the fig leaf, milky and slightly sweet, and the galbanum, a sharp and cold resin.

A heart of magnolia and white melon

Magnolia and lily of the valley bring white flowers, the aquatic accord, and the white melon a fresh transparency. Coconut and blackcurrant complete it with a lactonic note and a tart black fruit.

A base of oakmoss and ambergris

Oakmoss establishes the forest dampness that defines chypre. Ambergris and ambrette seeds bring minerality and vegetal musk, while benzoin, vetiver, and cedarwood provide the woody foundation.

The house's signature

Two greens that are nothing alike, on the same level. The fig leaf is soft and milky, the galbanum bitter and sharp — bringing them together in the top creates a green opening with two voices, where most green perfumes use only one. The second point is the oakmoss in the base: this is what makes Ricordami a true chypre, a genre that has become rare since the restrictions on this material.

For whom, for what occasions?

Green, woody, and chypre, this eau de parfum is for lovers of green and chypre fragrances. From spring to autumn, during the day. It is one of the house's most carefully constructed creations.

With Ricordami Giardini di Toscana, two greens that are opposites in every way open the same fragrance.