Winery: Castell D’Encús
Region: D.O. Costers del Segre- Pyrenees subzone
Vintage: 2018
Bottle: 75 cl
Grape Varieties: 100% Syrah
Type: Red with crianza
Alcohol Volume: 13% Vol
Serving Temperature: 15º-17º .
Production:
Single Estate wine elaborated from handpicked Syrah grapes sourced exclusively from the estate’s own vineyards.
Hand harvested. Partially fermented in the 12th century lagares (carved stone vats) on the property, and the rest in new French wood and stainless steel vats. 100% of the wine has completed its malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels, where it will age for 12 months.
The wine has been bottled without being clarified or filtered.
Tasting Notes:
Complex intense aromas, subtly spicy with notes of chocolate and plum fruit, tobacco hints, and blackberry jam. Vibrant, silky texture, soft, sweet tannins, combines fresh fruit and spicy touches. Lively acidity with a long finish.
Notes: It is recommended to decant the wine. Will keep growing with some time in bottle.
THE WINERY
Castell d’Encus, the project by the winemaker and partner in Priorat’s Ferrer-Bobet, Raul Bobet.
It is located in the municipal district of Talarn, en el Pallars, in the DO Costers del Segre. This is a very privileged location at the foothills of the Pyrenees, in the far north-east of Spain, at almost 1000 metres of altitude. It is surrounded by forest with good exposure to the sun, the soils are very poor in organic matter. The estate owns 95 ha, of which 23 ha are under vines. There is a great respect for nature and the environment.
They do not employ insecticides, herbicides, or fungicides, using those permitted only by organic agriculture as organic fertilizers and natural products.
