Domaine Canet Valette - MV ? 2009
Languedoc
Red
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Drink or Keep
17/20
RVF
"MV 2009, a pure Mourvèdre that has digested its ageing well, displays penetrating aromas of tobacco and saddlery. The palate is precise, powerfully tannic but with real elegance, finishing with a bouquet of dried flowers." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2015 - RVF). An intense, complex red, incredibly rich on the palate, but very straightforward, vertical, with no frills... It bears the estate's hallmark!
Features
Estate
Domaine Canet Valette
Cuvée
MV ?
Vintage
2009
Designation
Saint-Chinian
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
100% Mourvèdre
Terroirs
clay-limestone
Viticulture
certified organic farming
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
traditional and meticulous
Breeding
36 months, including 24 months in new 600l barrels
Alcohol content
14.5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
deep, dark colour with red highlights
Nose
intense and complex, marked by fruity notes and floral nuances
Mouth
an incredibly rich wine, but very straightforward, vertical and unadorned.
Serve
at 16-18°C
Open
1h before
Drink from
2015
Drink before
2023
Food and wine pairing
enjoy with game, red meats, roast free-range poultry...
Domaine Canet Valette
Saint-Chinian
Expert opinion
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
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
Rated (2015 guide) 17/20 (Grand vin)
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:
MV 2009, a pure Mourvèdre that has digested its ageing well, displays penetrating aromas of tobacco and saddlery. The palate is precise, powerfully tannic but with real elegance, finishing with a bouquet of dried 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.
Le Figaro vins
Area rated Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3/5
out of 1 review
Note and review by M. YANNICK P. Published on 29/04/2018
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