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。
此酒未經淨化，會自然產生沉澱。鮮明的酸度令它更具陳年潛力，只要在適當條件下保存即可。
產地：
西班牙加泰羅尼亞
種類：
白葡萄酒
葡萄品種：
Riesling, Albariño
釀造：
原生酵母，低溫發酵，浸渣陳年 5 個月。
品酒筆記：
(Robert Parker's rating: 93 points)
2017 年非常乾旱，果粒偏小。他們結合涼爽氣候下，Riesling的高酸度與貴腐帶來的圓潤感。 以野生酵母在小型不鏽鋼缸低溫發酵，並浸渣陳釀 5 個月。酒體年輕細膩，平衡純淨，透明和諧，口感精緻卻蘊含力量，風味集中而銳利。精彩！
(James Suckling's rating: 91 points)
明亮成熟的青檸與檸檬香氣，伴隨梨子與白桃。口感悠長、清脆而集中。
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.
Unfiltered, this wine naturally develops sediment. Its bright acidity gives it greater aging potential than most natural wines, provided it is stored under proper conditions.
Country of Origin:
Catalonia, Spain
Type:
White/Blanc (Still)
Grape Varieties:
Riesling, Albariño
Vinification:
Indigenous yeasts, fermented at low temperature, and aged on lees for 5 months.
Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker's rating: 93 points)
2017 was a very dry year with small grapes. They try to combine the high acidity of the Riesling in a cool climate with a rounder character provided by some botrytis. It was cold-fermented in small stainless steel vats with indigenous yeasts and kept with lees for five months before it was bottled. It felt so young and tender that it felt almost a sin to drink something like that. It's very balanced, clean, pure, transparent and harmonious. The palate is delicate but has inner power and strength, with focused, clean and chiseled flavors. Brilliant.
(James Suckling's rating: 91 points)
Bright, ripe lime and lemon character with background pears and white peaches. The palate is long, crisp and focused.
