Mas Coutelou Quoi Qu'il en Goutte NV
Name: Quoi Qu'il en Goutte
Producer: Mas Coutelou
Country: France
Region: Red
Grape(s): Syrah, carignan
This wine was part of Eater Wine Club’s December 2022 box, curated by sommelier Aaron Ayscough. Learn more about our December wines and join Eater Wine Club today! Join Eater Wine Club today!
Tasting notes on the wine:
"Bottled with a touch of volatile acidity and a dab of residual sugar, this wine was an effort to salvage a funky tank of 2019 carignan and syrah with the addition of some 2020 syrah. This is lively with spritz, and a bit like an abandoned glass of lambrusco. Dark, devilish, faintly sweet, and perfectly enjoyable with a chill and a bit of roast meat." — Aaron Ayscough
About the winemaker:
"Former hospitality school teacher and Languedoc natural wine legend Jean-François Coutelou is both a radical and a perfectionist. The wine’s name is at once a reference to French current events and a wink at the wildcard nature of Coutelou’s vinification gambit: 'whatever it tastes like'." — Aaron Ayscough