Domaine Canet-Valette

Indisputably the leader of the avant-garde in Saint- Chinian, Marc Valette’s powerful, warm, generous wines speak volumes about his passion and attention to detail. He treats his argilo-calcaire soil and vines only with organic substances and never filters or fines his wines. His winemaking relies on the principle of gravity, using a specially constructed cave on many different levels. He grows his fruit to maximum ripeness and, to respect the grapes and be in physical contact with his wines, he treads his grapes by foot in small 50 hectolitre casks. His love of wine is such that he needs to be touching, breathing and immersed in all aspects at all times. True passion.

Mostly aged in oak, this wine is complex on the nose with ripe fruit, liquorice, acacia flowers and spices. Concentrated and full-bodied on the palate with well-balanced tannins. Marc suggests drinking it with roasted woodpigeon or wild goose with caramelised figs. But any red meat will do! Marc and Sophie have awarded the 1999 vintage of this cuvée their very own ‘Coup de Coeur’!

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Aged in cuve and oak, this wine gives very ripe black fruits on the nose with garrigue aromas and black pepper. An elegant and concentrated palate with supple tannins. Marc’s personal serving suggestions include rabbit, tarragon terrine with sun-dried tomatoes or tuna steak with anchovies.

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