Domaine Canet Valette - Saint-Chinian Ivresses 2021

Bettane & Desseauve

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

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

About the wine:

Ivresses is a fresh, powdery, floral expression of Grenache. The palate is underscored by acidic red berries and fine, but not clinging, tannins. The finish is fresh.

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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