Classe, Mas Coutelou - 2021

Name: Classe, Mas Coutelou
Brand: J. F. Coutelou
SKU: 34253
Price: 59.99 USD
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Item # 34253

Puimisson is a village in the south of France that is located between the mountains and the sea. This is where you'll find the estate, Mas Coutelou - named after Jean François Coutelou who runs his family's domain. The vineyards are surrounded by thousands of trees (olive, fig, almond...) that were planted by Jean François himself. This is a lively red blend made of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Languedoc-Roussillon

Producer

J. F. Coutelou

Grape Variety

Syrah

Grenache

Mourvèdre

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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Staff Pick Notes

Mas Coutelou’s Classe is what I like to call a mystical wine. It is immensely delicious and gratifying yet bewilderingly difficult to describe. I’ll just go ahead and throw out some generalities: the wine is fruity, dense, opaque, purple-garnet, floral, savory, and gently smoky. However, no description can explain how lovely the way these elements intertwine. Just try it; especially at your next barbecue. And just so you know…Jeff (short for Jean Francois) Coutelou is as natural a winemaker as they come. He’s been certified organic since 1987. His terrain is rife with biodiversity (animals, olive trees, bushes). Chemicals are never used on the vines or soils and sulfur is never added to his bottles.

- CP

About the Producer

Puimisson, Languedoc Mas Coutelou

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Glossary

Grenache

The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both characterized by significant percentages of Grenache, while in Tavel and Lirac the grape is used to make...

Mourvèdre

Known as Mataro in California and Monastrell in Spain, Mourvèdre can produce bold, tannic, highly alcoholic red wines. They usually show no shortage of fruit as well, and the best examples keep it all in perfect balance. Rhône-style blends are cropping up all over the world, and one of the classic tried-and-true combinations is "GSM," or Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre. The "M" contributes focus and fleshy character to blends - but Mourvèdre also shines on its own as a varietal wine.

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...