Castell d'Encus位於西班牙加泰隆尼亞，比利牛斯山脈分區的Costers del Segre產區，Raul Bobet曾在大名鼎鼎的Torres酒莊擔任主釀酒師，釀酒期間受到啓發，期望可以不受全球温室效應影响下繼續釀出心中最完美的酒。其後Raul Bobet於海拔1,000米高的Talarn村開始他的釀酒大計，無意中發現酒莊旁修道院竟然仍保留了僧侶曾在這裡釀酒的痕跡，包括多個12世紀時以人手開鑿的石窖，自然而然便還原古法釀造方法，起初只用少量葡萄作試驗，後來大部分葡萄也用這石窖發酵，然後再到不銹鋼桶或橡木桶陳年。這數十年來能釀出令飲家驚嘆的葡萄酒全因Raul的不斷努力和精益求精，他年青時是工程學科出身的的，所以他亦設計了可再生能源(地熱能發電)推動整個酒莊的電力，非常環保。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，避免過度成熟和過度萃取。 我們追求優雅和微妙，但又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。"
Castell d'Encus 毫無疑問是近來世界舞台上最令人振奮的西班牙酒莊。而Raul Bobet亦是有份負責Ferrer Bobet酒莊的人，在那裡他與葡萄酒發燒友Sergi Ferrer-Salat合作，展現出另一高山Priorat酒的獨特風味。
Castell d'Encus 毫無疑問是近來世界舞台上最令人振奮的西班牙酒莊。而Raul Bobet亦是有份負責Ferrer Bobet酒莊的人，在那裡他與葡萄酒發燒友Sergi Ferrer-Salat合作，展現出另一高山Priorat酒的獨特風味。
此酒因為沒有經過淨化，所以會出現沉澱物。而因為沒有二氧化硫，所以應保存在清涼地方避免不必要演化。酒內酸度令此酒比一般自然葡萄有更強陳年能力，只需把酒保存於適當的條件和溫度下。
產地：
西班牙-加泰羅尼亞 - Coster Del Segre
種類：
晚採收白葡萄酒(White Spatlese)
葡萄品種：
Riesling
釀造：
2018 Ekam Essència這款甜白酒以Riesling釀造，在德國應該歸類為Kabinett與Spätlese之間。只有小許貴腐菌(botrytis)，以避免產生過多汽油味，雖然很多飲家仍然對汽油味着迷，但Raul Bobet期望能恰到好處地呈現葡萄最純粹的香氣。
品酒筆記：
(Robert Parker's rating: 95 points)
酒精度9.76%、高酸度(9克)、低 pH(2.84！)，未發酵的糖分約33克。看此數值，就知道酸度可以抵消糖分，以一種非常德國的方式地平衡。它內斂、優雅、古典而平衡，具有極大的陳年潛力。與酒糟一起陳年約10個月後裝瓶，2019年6月裝瓶，僅1,500瓶。
色：猶如稻草的淡黃色。
香：清新的西柚與淡淡的桃子香味。
味：未成熟的杏子味道，帶有一絲鹹味，餘韻悠長。寒冷天氣下的Rieslings會逐漸在瓶內成長，與酸度融合。
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. Nowadays most of the wines are fermented in the 12th century stone lagares 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 / Costers Del Segre
Type:
White/Blanc Spatlese (Still)
Grape Varieties:
Riesling
Vinification:
The sweet white 2018 Ekam Essencia was produced with Riesling grapes that in Germany would be classified between Kabinett and Spätlesse, with little botrytis (only "clean") trying to avoid the kerosene notes.
Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker's rating: 95 points)
It has 9.76% alcohol, high acidity (nine grams), low pH (2.84!) and some 33 grams of unfermented sugar. With those parameters, the acidity offsets the sugar, and the wine comes through as balanced in a very Germanic way. It's shy, elegant, classical and balanced, with huge aging potential. It was bottled after 10 months in tank with the lees. 1,500 bottles were filled in June 2019.
Colour: Light straw yellow
Nose: Fresh grapefruit notes, with light notes of peach. Incipient short chain notes of hydrocarbons.
Palate: Unripe apricot notes with a farily salty finish. Very long aftertaste. This wine will develop in the bottle all the complexity of cold weather Rieslings, always followed by an integrated acidity.
