Mas Coutelou, Tête à Claque 2022

Producer: Mas Coutelou
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: Cinsault; Grenaches noir, gris, blanc; Muscats blanc, noir, petit grains; servant, clairette, macabeu and more!
Style: Red
Alc.: 13%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: MAGNUM Made from a parcel planted with different Languedoc varieties by Jeff’s late father; the fruit is macerated for 2 weeks and aged in concrete tanks. A wine of wonderful complexity and depth, but with an incredibly easy fruit-forward profile and elegant tannin.

Producer: Mas Coutelou
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: Syrah, Grenache noir, Mourvedre
Style: Red
Alc.: 13%
Size: 150cl bottle
Notes: MAGNUM Made from a 2-week maceration of three grape varieties, aged for an extra year in concrete tanks. Dark jammy fruit and inky tannin, but still fresh with great drinkability. One to have with a pot roast of lamb shoulder or a joint of beef on a Sunday!

Producer: Mas Coutelou
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: Macabeu
Style: White
Alc.: 12.81%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Harvested in the early morning. Destemmed with a 5 day maceration, pressed and left to settle for a long time on the lees. Intensely herbal on the nose, waxy and distinctly Mediterranean on the palate. This is one for the Macabeu lovers out there.

Producer: Mas Coutelou
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: Muscat d’Alexandrie
Style: White
Alc.: 13.92%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Harvested in the early morning. Destemmed and macerated 5 week, with very little pigeage and remotage. This is from the free run juice only. Perfumed and heady on the nose, with a salty apricot-y finish.

Producer: Mas Coutelou
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: Macabeu
Style: White / Orange
Alc.: 12.5%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Coming from two plots, the fruit from Peilhan is macerated for 10 days and the fruit from Metaieries for 15 days. It is then aged on the lees in 15HL concrete eggs. Distinctly Macabeu, with its spice and herbal notes, this opens up beautifully and develops a isotonic salty finish.

Producer: Mas Coutelou
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: Clairette
Style: White / Orange
Size: 75cl bottle
Alc.: 12.35%
Notes: Harvested in the early morning harvest. Destemmed with a 4 day maceration. This is just the free run juice and is left to settle for a long time on the lees. Herbal and fruity, with some white pepper spice.

Producer: Mas Coutelou
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: Grenache Noir
Style: Red
Alc.: 14%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: From two plots: Sainte Suzanne on chalky clay & La Garrigue on Villafranchien limestone. Both plots are destemmed, the fruit from St. Suzanne macerated for 10 days & Garrigue for 12 days. The plumpest and ripest tasting of the reds from 2024; it’s still easy drinking with lovely freshness.

Producer: Mas Coutelou
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: Carignan, Grenache Noir
Style: Red
Size: 75cl bottle
Alc.: 13%
Notes: Dense but fruit-driven! Jeff's deft hand in working with Languedoc varieties really shows; the use of concrete for allows the more lifted fruit qualities to shine through. This has pronounced spritz!

Producer: Mas Coutelou
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: Cinsault, Grenache Noir, Syrah
Style: Red
Alc.: 13%
Size: 75cl bottle
Notes: Roughly equal parts of all three grapes. The Cinsault is destemmed and macerated for 6 days; Syrah and Grenache destemmed and macerated for 12 days. The nose is full of Syrah spice and bloodiness, and on the palate it feels lighter and fresher than previous vintages.

Producer: Mas Coutelou
Region: Languedoc, France
Grapes: 70% Mourvèdre, 15% Cinsault, 15% Muscat à Petits Grains
Style: Red
Size: 75cl bottle
Alc.: 11.7%
Notes: Harvested together, destemmed and macerated for 2 days, with very little pigeage and remontage. The Muscat brings some aromatics and structure, with a lick of minerality and pithy gooseberry-like tannin. A little spritz on opening which helps keep this fresh.