Raul Bobet 曾任西班牙名莊 Torres 的首席釀酒師，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 1,000 米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。Ekam 在梵語中的意思是「神聖的合一」。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。"
他的理念看似簡單，卻需要在葡萄種植與釀造細節上投入極大的心力與管理。背後有熟練的團隊支持，才能在難以預測的天氣下依然釀出令人一口感動的佳釀。如今，Castell d'Encus 已是近年世界舞台上，最令人振奮的西班牙酒莊。
產地：
西班牙加泰羅尼亞 - Costers Del Segre
種類：
白葡萄酒
葡萄品種：
85% Riesling, 15% Albariño
酒精度：
13%
釀造：
人手採摘，放置細箱內。一小部份是貴腐葡萄，於2,500升的不鏽鋼缸低溫發酵。
品酒筆記：
(Robert Parker's rating: 92 points)
這款幾乎透明的 2022 年Ekam，主要用上 Riesling，再加小部份 Albariño，在小型不鏽鋼缸發酵。採用成熟的葡萄釀製，酒精度為13%，pH值為 2.9，保留了 7 克酸度和 5.6 克殘糖，是一款強勁的 Kabinett (由完全成熟的葡萄釀造)，香氣優雅微妙。一小部分葡萄已長出貴腐菌，賦予了羊脂和桃子的香氣，口感飽滿。酸度平衡了糖分，具有石灰岩土壤乾燥、白堊的質地，平衡而優雅。生產了 30,000 瓶，浸渣陳年 9 個月後，於 2023 年 5 月裝瓶。
Raul Bobet, once the chief winemaker at Torres, is a legendary figure in Spanish wine. Driven by climate concerns, he planted vineyards at 1,000 meters 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. Ekam means divine unity in Sanskrit.
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.
Country of Origin:
Costers Del Segre, Catalonia, Spain
Type:
White (Still)
Grape Varieties:
85% Riesling, 15% Albariño
ABV:
13%
Vinification:
Manual harvest in small boxes of 10 kg of grapes. A percentage of the harvest comes from grapes with noble rot. It has been fermented in small vats of 25 Hl at low temperature.
Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker's rating: 92 points)
The super pale, almost transparent 2022 Ekam is mostly Riesling with a splash of Albariño that fermented in small stainless steel tanks. Produced with ripe grapes, it achieved 13% alcohol with a pH of 2.9 and retained seven grams of acidity and 5.6 grams of residual sugar, and it comes through as a powerful kabinett style with an elegant and subtle nose. A small portion of the grapes had developed botrytis, which gives subtle aromas of lanolin and peach and density in the palate. It's balanced and elegant with the acidity compensating the sugar and with the dry, chalky texture form the limestone soils. 30,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2023 after nine months in tank with the lees.
