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Raul Bobet Torres RieslingSemillon Pinot Noir

Castell d’Encus Talarn 12 Raul

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Castell d’Encus

Sauvignon BlancSemillon

80% 25 hl 6 hl 20% 5

Taleia

(Robert Parker’s rating: 92 points)
2012 Taleia Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Sancerre Marlborough

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 dEncus lies in Talarn, Catalonia, beside 12thcentury 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. Taleia means obsession in Catalan.

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 dEncus stands among Spains most exciting wineries on the global stage.

Country of Origin:
Catalonia, Spain

Type:
White/Blanc (Still)

Grape Varieties:
Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon

Vinification
80% of the wine was fermented in small, 25hl and 6hl tanks. 20% of the wine was fermented in new French oak barrels with some lees stirring during ageing. This wine was aged in bottle for at least 5 months.

Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker’s rating: 92 points)
The 2012 Taleia is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc with a little Semillon which has bare hints of grass and tomato vine, with great freshness, akin to a Sancerre rather than a Marlborough, with subtle aromas and great underlying acidity and minerality. A superb, mineral, mountain white that should age with grace.

Music to go with:

Erik Satie -Gymnopdie No. 1