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Domaine Canet Valette - Saint-Chinian Une et Mille Nuits rouge 2020

Languedoc

Red

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91/100

RVF

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fleshy
gourmet

"Une et Mille Nuits shows a nose [...] with a surge of spice, cade, black fruit. The palate is structured by tannins that are still robust on the finish." (Le Guide RVF 2023) A Saint-Chinian of great finesse, with aromas of garrigue and wild blackberry, very concentrated on the palate. Enjoy as an aperitif with a rabbit terrine with thyme and tomato confit.

Features

Estate

Domaine Canet Valette

Cuvée

Une et Mille Nuits

Vintage

2020

Designation

Saint-Chinian

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

Grenache, Carignan, Syrah, Mourvèdre et Cinsault

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Destemming, 70 to 90-day vatting period, punching of the cap, no fining or filtration.

Breeding

24 months in foudre and demi-muids for 50% of the wine

Alcohol content

14%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep red colour

Nose

Delicate, with aromas of garrigue and wild blackberries

Mouth

Very concentrated, with silky tannins, gourmand and deep, sincere and fleshy.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2024

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with rabbit terrine with thyme and tomato confit, free-range poultry, white tuna with anchovies...

Domain Canet Valette

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Saint-Chinian

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

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

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

Rated wine (guide 2023) 91/100

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:

Une et Mille Nuits shows a slightly piquant nose, with a burst of spices, juniper and black fruits. The palate is structured by tannins that are still robust on the finish.

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.

Le Figaro vins

Le Figaro vins

Domain Rated Recommended

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Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 10/05/2022

On the palate, the aromatic concentration is remarkably intense, with delicate, velvety tannins. The dense, greedy texture persists through to a fresh, nicely spiced finish thanks to long, perfectly controlled ageing. A model of elegance, not unlike the Les Cocalières cuvée from Domain d'Aupilhac, just a stone's throw from Saint-Chinian. An authentic wine with good value for money. After a 1-hour aeration, it was paired at 16° with a Languedocienne-style farm rabbit stew.

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