Castell d’Encus Costers del Segre Torres Raul Bobet 2001 1,000 Talarn 12 Bobet

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Castell d’Encus Raul Bobet Ferrer Bobet Sergi Ferrer-Salat Priorat

Jhana

Ros Ros Jhana

Costers del Segre

Merlot 90%, Petit Verdot 10%

10kg 6

(Robert Parker’s rating: 93 points)
2018 Jhana Merlot Petit Verdot 2016 Bobet 11 13.1% — 2019 5 3,500

Castell d’Encus is among Spains most visionary estates, founded by Raul Bobet, former head winemaker at Torres. In 2001, seeking wines less affected by climate change, Bobet discovered the remote village of Talarn, 1,000 meters high in the Pyrenees subzone of Costers del Segre.

The altitude brings sharp daynight temperature shifts, giving the wines purity, freshness, and elegance. What sets Castell d’Encus apart is its revival of ancient methods: 12thcentury handcarved stone lagars, once used by monks, now restored for natural fermentation. Today, most wines begin in these historic vats before aging in stainless steel or oak.

Bobets approach is deeply philosophical and sustainable. The wines are crafted with minimal interventionno chemicals, low sulfurand 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 sitedriven ethos.

Jhana takes its name from a form of meditation, inspired by the silence and nature of the Pyrenees. Conceived to elevate Ros, it highlights aging potential comparable to fine white wines.

Challenging the industrial image of Ros, Jhana balances tannins with finesse. Fermented with wild yeasts and aged five months on fine lees, it delivers distinctive complexity and depth.

Country of Origin:
Costers del Segre, Catalonia, Spain

Type:
Ros (Still)

Grape Varieties:
Merlot 90%, Petit Verdot 10%

Vinification:
Manual harvest in small boxes of 10kg coming exclusively from our parcels. Macerated at low temperature and fermented in oak barrels, where it is aged for 6 months.

Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker’s rating: 93 points)
The 2018 Jhana is a new ros blend of Merlot and Petit Verdot (it has been experimental since 2016). Bobet macerates the grapes that are later pressed, so it’s kind of a white wine fermented without skins. The idea is that the wine evolves in bottle toward the profile of a white wine. The wine matured in used barriques for 11 months. It has a moderate 13.1% alcohol and very good freshness. It’s already quite similar to the whites hereshy, austere, pure and elegant, without the banal aromas found in many ross. Like all of these subtle wines, this is all about texture and mouthfeel, which is amazing. It even has the saline twist in the finish. This was produced in the same style of a high-end white. They are currently investigating Garnacha for this wine. 3,500 bottles were filled in May 2019.