Domaine Canet Valette - Saint-Chinian Ivresses 2023
90/100
RVF
"All the charm of Grenache through its subtle, airy structure, offering a refined and seductive sensory experience."
On the nose, tangy red fruit and candy aromas mingle in a bewitching bouquet. Fresh, elegant and charming on the palate, this cuvée is hard to resist!
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Eye
Bright red colour
Nose
Tart red fruit and candy aromas
Mouth
Delicate and elegant, airy, enveloping texture
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
1h before decanting
Drink before
2029
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with Iberico ham, black pudding charlotte with honey-candied endives and Fourme d'Ambert cheese, beef fillet with morel mushrooms, farmhouse chicken supreme with Roquefort cheese and spice sauce, dark chocolate fondant cake...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2026) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
Marc Valette builds wines in his own image, with a broad stature, all expressing obvious power. He works organically and limits himself to very low yields. He has moved the whole range towards wines that can be drunk much more quickly. At the top of the range, Maghani wine takes its name from the wine of the Magi in the quatrains of the great Persian poet, Omar Khâyam. We have a lot of sympathy for the entry-level wines, notably Ivresses and Une et mille nuits. Marc's son, Camille, will take over from him in 2024.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2024) La Revue du Vin de France July-August 2024
Domaine rated (guide 2026) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Beautiful fruit, roundness and finesse, a hint of delicacy, lovely tension. A fine wine resulting from perfect extraction in this pulpy vintage, dominated by fruit and spices.
About the domain :
In Saint-Chinian, Marc Valette is one of these pioneers, producing quality wines since the early 1990s. "Jean-François Izarn (Domaine Borie La Vitarèle) was the catalyst. When I met him, I went from being a simple farmer to a wine enthusiast", declares this humble winemaker with a big heart. His limestone vineyard, with its basic soil, covers 21 hectares of organic land around the winery. In the mid-2000s, when Marc decided to produce more elegant cuvées, he found his signature: wines balanced between finesse and complexity, thanks to less ripe grapes and gentler extractions. The profile of these wines, pleasant when young and capable of prowess when aged, is seductive in more ways than one. The quality of the wines tasted this year, and the pleasure they bring, confirm the validity of our second star.
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