Raul Bobet 曾任西班牙 Torres 酒莊首席釀酒師，是西班牙酒界的傳奇。他因關注全球暖化而選擇在庇利牛斯山高海拔地區栽種葡萄，釀出 Riesling、Semillon 與 Pinot Noir 等令人驚豔的作品，展現西班牙的優雅一面。
Castell d'Encus 酒莊位於加泰隆尼亞 Talarn 村，旁邊有 12 世紀僧侶石窖，Raul 以古法結合現代技術釀造，並以地熱能源驅動酒莊，理念是保持新鮮度、優雅與複雜性。
另外 Raul 喜愛哲學和冥想，他的產品皆以梵文或以葡萄生長的地方命名。他的理念很簡單 :
"我們希望釀造出風格非常清晰的葡萄酒，以保持新鮮度為支柱，避免過度成熟和萃取。 我們追求優雅和含蓄，但不放棄葡萄酒的複雜性和圓潤感。 毫無疑問，從這個意義上說，葡萄發揮主要作用。"
他的作品往往令人驚嘆，酒莊亦成為西班牙最受矚目的新星之一。此酒未經澄清，可能有沉澱物。需存放於涼爽環境，具備良好陳年潛力。
產區保護條例：
Costers del Segre DOP
產地：
西班牙加泰隆尼亞
種類：
紅葡萄酒
葡萄品種：
Syrah
釀造：
人手收割，使用小型 10kg 盒子。葡萄酒於不同質料器皿發酵，包括石窖、橡木桶和不鏽鋼缸。所有酒均在 225L 小型木桶內經過蘋果酸-乳酸二次發酵。
品酒筆記：
(Robert Parker's rating: 95 points)
這年我最喜歡的西班牙 Syrah 之一必定是 2014 年的 Thalarn，它以酒莊所在的比利牛斯山脈的特倫普教區命名。它在橡木大桶、石窖和不鏽鋼缸中發酵，並在全新法國橡木桶中乳酸發酵及陳釀一年。
這是一款冷涼氣候的 Syrah，風格近似北隆河，複雜而帶有明顯花香與香料氣息，入口生動，非常清新，即使其酸度並不算高。這年份比 2013 年較為溫暖及成熟。這款 Thalarn 有奔放的感覺，帶有淡淡的意大利黑醋香味、胡椒味，以及紫羅蘭，車厘子及一絲煙燻的香氣。入口良好，帶有些許甘味，單寧柔順，極具深度，餘韻出色。2016 年 2 月裝瓶，共生產 15,800 瓶及 50 支大瓶。
Raul Bobet, once the chief winemaker at Torres, is a legendary figure in Spanish wine. Driven by concerns about climate change, he chose to plant vineyards at high altitudes in the Pyrenees, producing Riesling, Semillon, and Pinot Noir that showcase a refined side of Spain.
Castell d’Encus lies in Talarn, Catalonia, beside 12th‑century stone cellars carved by monks. Bobet combines these ancient methods with modern techniques, powering the winery sustainably with geothermal energy. His philosophy is to preserve freshness, elegance, and complexity.
Raul is also deeply interested in philosophy and meditation, and he names his wines either in Sanskrit or after the places where the grapes grow. His guiding principle is simple:
“Fresh, fine, elegant, complex wines of exceptional quality — crafted with minimum intervention, where the vineyard and grapes take the leading role.”
His philosophy may seem simple, but it demands meticulous care in vineyard and cellar, backed by a skilled team able to craft wines that inspire even under unpredictable weather. Today, Castell d’Encus stands among Spain’s most exciting wineries on the global stage.
Appellation:
Costers del Segre DOP
Country of Origin:
Catalonia, Spain
Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)
Grape Variety:
Syrah
Vinification:
Hand picked grapes in small, 10kg cases from the state vineyards. The wine is fermented in different materials such stone fermenting vats, wood tanks and stainless steel tanks. All the wine has gone through malolactic fermentation on 225L oak barrels.
Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker's rating: 95 points)
One of my favorite Syrahs from Spain has to be the 2014 Thalarn, named after the parish of Tremp in the Pyrenees where the estate is located. It fermented in different vessels, oak foudres, stone lagares and stainless steel vats with malolactic and one year élevage in brand new French oak barrels. It's a cool climate Syrah à la Norhtern Rhône, complex and intense with marked floral and spicy aromas and with a lively palate that shows remarkably fresh, even if the acidity as per the analysis is not that high. It's a slightly warmer and riper than 2013, but sometimes Syrah suffers too much in cold years... This is open and expressive, faintly balsamic, peppery and with a mixture of violets, sour cherries, a touch of smoke. The palate shows good balance and some bittersweet flavors, with very fine tannins, great intensity and length. 15,800 bottles and 50 magnums were bottles in February 2016.
