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Structure

Bodymedium
Tanninmedium
Aciditymedium
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oaknone or neutral

Drinking window

Best 2 to 8 years from vintage.

vintage2 yrs8 yrs10 yrs

Critic scores

No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating above is our own.

In the glass

Medium-bodiedMedium tanninMedium acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: red fruit, garrigue, fresh herbs

Palate: raspberry, blackberry, fine tannin, saline lift

Approachable Canet Valette Saint-Chinian, in deliberate contrast (Antonyme) to the estate's bigger Maghani. Fresh, fine tannin, biodynamic.

What it pairs with

With cheese

Pélardon Our pick accords-mets-vins.fr advises light, low-tannin reds for Pélardon, such as a young Saint-Chinian or a lightly extracted Faugères, and warns that a powerful or oaky red crushes it. A medium-bodied red raised mostly in concrete or old wood, with supple tannin, keeps the goat's milk in view.

History

Antonyme is the approachable everyday Saint-Chinian from Canet Valette, in deliberate contrast to the long-aged Maghani prestige cuvée. Biodynamic from inception.

  1. 2012Antonyme bottled as Canet Valette's everyday Saint-Chinian

Facts

Producer
Domaine Canet Valette · visiting guide
Grapes
Syrah, Grenache, Carignan
Classification
AOC Saint-Chinian
Oak
Aged in concrete tank and old oak; no new oak
ABV
13.5%
Price
€16-22 at retail
Drinking window
2-8 from vintage
First vintage
2012
Biodynamic
Biodynamic Practicing
Organic
ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Vegan
Yes (no animal-derived fining)

Frequently asked about Antonyme

What does Antonyme taste like?

Red fruit, garrigue and fresh herbs on the nose; raspberry, blackberry, fine tannin and saline lift on the palate. Medium-bodied with a long finish.

When should I drink Antonyme?

Drink between 2 and 8 years from vintage. The wine is approachable young; brief carafe brings the herbal lift forward.

What food pairs with Antonyme?

Grilled merguez and ratatouille is the canonical match; roast chicken with thyme and soft sheep cheese also work well.

What grapes are in Antonyme?

Syrah, Grenache and Carignan; biodynamic Saint-Chinian in everyday register, no new oak.

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