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Domaine Canet Valette - Saint-Chinian Maghani 2018

Languedoc

Red

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93/100

RVF

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90/100

Bettane & Desseauve

spicy
powerful
complex
finesse
black fruits
cocoa
game
simmered meat

"A monster of finesse!"

"Maghani is a cuvée built to last the years: the 2018 is already tasting very well, with a garrigue backdrop, velvety tannins and an unami sensation." (Le Guide RVF 2023).

Features

Estate

Domaine Canet Valette

Cuvée

Maghani

Vintage

2018

Designation

Saint-Chinian

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

Sélection des meilleurs Grenache, Syrah et Mourvèdre

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils, vines planted on gentle south-facing slopes at an altitude of 150 metres.

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual, selection of the best grapes, low yields of 18 to 22 hl/ha

Winemaking

Total destemming, 70- to 90-day vatting period, punching of the cap, no fining or filtration at bottling.

Breeding

30 months in demi-muis and amphora

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep garnet colour

Nose

Powerful aromas of ripe red and black fruits, garrigue, sweet spices and cocoa.

Mouth

Dense, suave, fine, with jammy red fruits, very fine structure, powerful tannins but great finesse, notes of cocoa and liquorice which then evolve into more complex notes of morello cherry, spices and light tobacco.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before decanting

Guard

10 to 15 years

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with game, woodcock, roast geese with spices and candied fruit, chocolate desserts...

Domain Canet Valette

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Saint-Chinian

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2022 guide) 90/100

Domain rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than its predecessor)

About the wine:

This wine stands out in the range: intense on the nose, floral, fruity, softer than the benchmark One and a Thousand Nights.

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.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2023 guide) 93/100

Domaine rated (2025 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the wine:

Maghani has an extraordinary body, powdery, spicy but not rough. It's a wine that leaves us in the heart of pleasure, with a beautiful salivating force. It should keep for a decade.

About the domain :

In Saint-Chinian, Marc Valette is one of these pioneers, producing quality wines since the early 1990s. "Jean-François Izarn was the catalyst. When I met him, I went from being a simple farmer to a wine enthusiast", says this humble winemaker with a big heart. His limestone vineyard, with its basic soil, covers 21 hectares of organic land around the winery. At first, the wines were rather extracted, but the style changed in the mid-2000s, when Marc decided to produce more elegant cuvées. The wines have found their own signature, 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 matured, is seductive in more ways than one: the elegant mastery of southern balances is convincing. For the coherence of the range and the ability of the wines to be enjoyed young or old, we award the domaine a second star.

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