Castell d' Encus Thalarn 2018 (RP: 94)

於Costers del Segre的Pyrenees分區，Raul Bobet於海拔1,000米的Talarn村釀造驚為天人的葡萄酒。產品皆以梵文或以葡萄生長的地方命名，Thalarn是酒莊所在的中世紀城鎮的名字。時至今日，大家可能要看見才會相信，大部分葡萄酒都於12世紀的石窖中發酵。不過，過程並不是最重要，最重要的是非常出色的結果。這是近來最令人振奮的西班牙酒莊，而Raul Bobet也是酒莊Ferrer Bobet的其中一位負責人，在那裡他與葡萄酒發燒友Sergi Ferrer-Salat合作，展現出Priorat的獨特風味。

產地：
西班牙-加泰羅尼亞

種類：
紅葡萄酒

葡萄品種：
Syrah

釀造：
人手採收，在不銹鋼缸、橡木桶和古老的石窖中用野生酵母發酵，之後在新的法國橡木桶中陳年12個月，然後在更大的橡木桶中陳釀三個月，再於瓶中陳年三年。

Raul Bobet’s groundbreaking wines from the Pyrenees subzone of the Costers del Segre appellation, are produced in the village of Talarn at 1,000 meters altitude. The wines are named with Sanskrit words or after the places where grapes are grown, Thalarn is the medieval form of the town where Castell d’Encus is located. Nowadays most of the wines are fermented in the 12th century stone lagars from the property. It has to be seen to be believed. However, the process is not the most important thing, what is really important is that the results are superb. These are some of the most exciting new wines throughout Spain. And Bobet, the ex-Torres enquiring mind, is also responsible for the breathtaking Priorats from the Ferrer-Bobet winery, his joint venture with entrepreneur and wine lover Sergi Ferrer-Salat.

Country of Origin:
Spain / Catalonia

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Variety:
Syrah

Vinification:
Fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, oak vats and ancient outdoor stone pools and matured in new French oak barrels for 12 months, followed by a further three months in larger oak vats and then was kept in bottle for some three years.

Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker's rating: 94 points)
The 2018 Thalarn is named after the village it comes from, where the Syrah vines were planted in 2003 on limestone rich soils at 850 to 1,000 meters in altitude. It's aromatic, juicy, smoky and varietal, with moderate ripeness at 13.23% alcohol and good freshness and balance. Despite what one might think, the wine is not oaky; the oak is neatly integrated and folded into the fruit. It's evolving slowly and takes time to unfurl the aromas of ripe berries and underbrush. It's powerful but balanced, with abundant, fine-grained tannins and a dry, long finish. 9,900 bottles and 100 magnums were filled in January 2020.