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Domaine Canet Valette - Saint-Chinian Maghani 2020

Languedoc

Red

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93/100

RVF

powerful
velouté
gourmet

"Iconic Saint-Chinian, expressive in its youth, becoming more complex with time".

"Maghani is tasted with the tension of perfect tannin and a touch of great finesse, flavored with wild garrigue flowers." (Le Guide RVF 2025) A magnificent Saint-Chinian!

Features

Estate

Domaine Canet Valette

Cuvée

Maghani

Vintage

2020

Designation

Saint-Chinian

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

Sélection des meilleurs Grenache et Syrah

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

Winemaking

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

Breeding

36 months, of which 24 months in barrels (50%)

Alcohol content

14.5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep garnet colour

Nose

Powerful aromas of red berries, crisp, with vanilla, cocoa and sweet spice notes.

Mouth

Powerful and velvety, beautiful structure, fine tannins of great finesse, morello cherry brings greediness, fresh and liquorice finish.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before decanting

Guard

20 years

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

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

Domaine Canet Valette

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Saint-Chinian

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2025) 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.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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

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

Rated wine (guide 2025 ) 93/100

Domaine rated (guide 2025) 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:

Maghani is tasted with the tension of perfect tannin and a touch of great finesse, flavored with wild garrigue flowers.

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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