Le vent d’hiver souffle dans son feuillage,
A travers ses branches et ses fleurs sauvages,
Véhiculant son parfum sans raison
De par les montagnes de Tanneron.Ses rameaux duveteux viennent d’un tronc,
Lisse, grisé, de feuilles composées,
Ses fleurs dorées sous formes de pompons,
Disposées en grappes ramifiées.Vous l’aurez deviné cet arbre acacia,
N’est autre que notre cher Mimosa,
Les collines du Sud en regorgent,
Comme les oiseaux communs roug’gorges.Relief d’eucalyptus satinés,
De gommiers bleus ainsi appelés,
Leurs feuilles grises, vertes ou bleutées
S’associent à celles d’Oliviers.Décor magique d’un ciel azur,
Du petit matin jusqu’au clair-obscur.Le Mimosa de Tanneron
H.P.
The Acacia Dealbata, a tree native to Australia, has become an invasive species in our region. It seems that the reason it blooms in winter is due to its genes retaining the memory of its Australian origins, where winter corresponds to summer. There are three harvesting zones: Morocco, in the Khémisset region, India, in the southern part of Mysore, and finally, France, in the Tanneron area.
During the flowering period, the branches in bloom are harvested, with a skilled harvester being able to collect up to 60 kg per hour.
The extraction method used is volatile solvent extraction, typically using hexane. From 500 kg of mimosa in bloom on the stem, a concrete is first obtained, which is then washed with alcohol, heated to 50°C. After cooling and evaporation of the alcohol, 1 kg of absolute is produced.
The scents vary depending on the origin, so we can say that the olfactory descriptions of the absolute from France are very green, with violet leaf, floral, powdery, and fruity notes, alongside cucumber. The absolute from India has a surprising initial note of a milky, sulfurous type (similar to sulfurol), which quickly fades and then becomes vegetal, very straw-like, aqueous, lighter, and opens up over time. Finally, the Moroccan absolute is much fruitier, with cucumber and melon, vegetal, and powdery notes.
Some Perfumes around Mimosa:
Paris de YSL launched in 1983 very pink purple and green mimosa classified in the family Floral powdery.
Amarige de Givenchy launched in 1991 is a floral bouquet with top notes of orange, Mandarin, peach and violet flowers, a mimosa heart, carnation, tuberose, gardenia, jasmine, ylang ylang, on a background of sandalwood, amber, musk and vanilla.
Champs-Elysées de Guerlain launched in 1996 classified as floral fruity powdery with very mimosa, rose, anise, green, caramel, leather notes.
Misia des Exclusifs de Chanel launched in 2015 which is very iridescent powdery, chic, floral rose, benzoin, vanilla and leather.
Mimosa Cardamome de Jo Malone launched in 2015, it is an oriental floral green spicy floral heliotrope, mimosa, solar and Tonka.
Bibliography: Café des Nez of February 10, 2020 in the presence of LMR-IFF Naturals and Christine Mortimer.