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Castell d'Encus 位於西班牙加泰隆尼亞比利牛斯山脈的 Costers del Segre 產區，由前 Torres 酒莊首席釀酒師 Raul Bobet 創立。他希望在全球暖化下仍能釀出心中理想的葡萄酒，於是選址海拔 1,000 米的 Talarn 村，展開釀酒計劃。
酒莊旁的古老修道院仍保留 12 世紀僧侶手鑿石窖，Raul 受此啟發，還原古法釀酒，將部分葡萄於石窖發酵，再轉至不鏽鋼或橡木桶陳年。他憑工程背景設計地熱能源系統，推動酒莊運作，實踐可持續理念。
Raul 喜愛哲學和冥想，酒款多以梵文或葡萄生長地命名。Acusp 來自拉丁文，意思是山頂。
他的釀酒理念簡單卻深刻：
「我們希望釀造出風格非常清晰的葡萄酒，以新鮮度為支柱，避免過度成熟與萃取。 我們追求優雅和含蓄，但又不放棄葡萄酒的複雜性和圓潤感。」
為實現這理想，於葡萄種植和釀造過程等細節上，必須花上無比的心思和管理能力。幕後亦有著熟練的專業團隊協助，才能在不可預料的天氣下，仍能釀出令人感動的佳釀。
Castell d'Encus 毫無疑問是近年最令人振奮的西班牙酒莊。而 Raul 亦是 Priorat 名莊 Ferrer Bobet 的創辦人之一，持續在高山地帶探索葡萄酒的極致可能。
產區保護條例：
Costers del Segre DOP
產地：
西班牙-加泰羅尼亞
種類：
紅葡萄酒
葡萄品種：
Pinot Noir
酒精度：
13%
容量：
750mL
品酒筆記：
(Robert Parker's rating: 95 points)
2021 年份的 Acusp 相較於 2020 年份，更為年輕且風格內斂。此酒在橡木桶中進行乳酸發酵，過程非常緩慢，歷時約 11 個月，之後再於大型橡木桶中熟成 12 個月。不過，木桶的影響在香氣與風味中若隱若現，幾乎不著痕跡。酒體展現出一種空靈感與朦朧韻味，帶有類似血橙的香氣，細膩而具誘惑力，結構精緻，風格高雅。單寧非常細緻且柔滑，極為優雅。
共釀製 11,800 支標準瓶與 150 支大瓶裝，於 2024 年 3 月裝瓶。
Castell d'Encus is one of Spain’s most exciting and visionary wine estates, founded by Raul Bobet, former head winemaker at the iconic Torres winery. In 2001, driven by a desire to craft wines less affected by climate change, Bobet discovered the remote village of Talarn, perched 1,000 meters high in the Pyrenees subzone of the Costers del Segre appellation.
This dramatic altitude brings intense diurnal temperature shifts, lending purity, freshness, and elegance to the wines. But what truly sets Castell d'Encus apart is its revival of ancient winemaking methods: the estate features 12th-century hand-carved stone lagars, once used by monks, now restored and repurposed for natural fermentation. Today, most of the wines begin their journey in these historic vats before aging in stainless steel or oak.
Bobet’s approach is deeply philosophical and sustainable. The wines are crafted with minimal intervention—no chemicals, low sulfur—and the entire estate is powered by geothermal energy. Many of the wines are named in Sanskrit or after the vineyards where the grapes are grown, reflecting a meditative and site-driven ethos. Acusp, means the top of the mountain.
While the ancient process is remarkable, it’s the results that truly matter: wines of clarity, complexity, and emotional resonance. Bobet’s work at Castell d'Encus is complemented by his role at Ferrer Bobet in Priorat, a joint venture with entrepreneur and wine lover Sergi Ferrer-Salat, where he continues to explore the potential of mountain viticulture.
Appellation:
Costers del Segre DOP
Country of Origin:
Catalonia, Spain
Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)
Grape Varieties:
Pinot Noir
ABV:
13%
Volume:
750mL
Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker's rating: 95 points)
The 2021 Acusp is closed, younger and more austere than the 2020 that I tasted next to it. The wine had a very slow malolactic fermentation in barrel that lasted some 11 months, and the wine matured in oak foudres for a further 12 months; but the effect of the wood is unnoticeable in the aromatics and flavors. It has an ethereal quality and something mysterious, blood orange-like, perfumed, subtle and insinuating, really fine-boned and elegant. The tannins are very elegant and fine-grained. 11,800 bottles and 150 magnums produced. It was bottled in March 2024. (Reviewed by Luis Gutiérrez)
