Winery Castell d'Encus - Acusp

Winery Castell d'EncusAcusp

4.0
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Acusp of Winery Castell d'Encus is a red wine from the region of Costers del Segre of Catalogne.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinot Noir.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Acusp from the Winery Castell d'Encus

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Acusp of Winery Castell d'Encus in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

menthol, pepper

Wine with vegetal taste

grass

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Acusp of Winery Castell d'Encus in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, minerality or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Castell d'Encus's Acusp.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

Last vintages of this wine

Acusp - 2017
In the top 100 of of Costers del Segre wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Acusp - 2016
In the top 100 of of Costers del Segre wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Acusp - 2015
In the top 100 of of Costers del Segre wines
Average rating: 411110
Acusp - 2014
In the top 100 of of Costers del Segre wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Acusp - 2013
In the top 100 of of Costers del Segre wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Acusp - 2012
In the top 100 of of Costers del Segre wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Acusp - 2011
In the top 100 of of Costers del Segre wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Acusp from Winery Castell d'Encus are 2012, 2017, 2016, 2013 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Castell d'Encus

The winery offers 22 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Costers del Segre in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Castell d'Encus is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Costers del Segre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Catalogne
In the top 1500 of of Spain wines
In the top 250 of of Costers del Segre wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Costers del Segre

Catalan DO of Lleida, 6 subzones from plain to Pyrenean foothills (up to 1,000 m). Raïmat estate qualitative pioneer. Tempranillo (Ull de Llebre) signature in red: round and accessible with signature notes of ripe cherry, plum, soft vanilla, leather and a spicy touch, supple tannins and a gourmand palate. Firm Cabernet, fine Pinot Noir, Catalan Trepat.


The wine region of Catalogne

Cradle of Cava (~95% of Spanish output, traditional method): Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada trilogy, fine fruity bubble. Quality peak in Priorat DOCa: dense, mineral reds on llicorella (schist), old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena with black fruit, garrigue notes, firm tannins. Also Penedès, fleshy Montsant, sunny Empordà, Costers del Segre. Mediterranean.

The word of the wine: Stirring (champagne)

Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.

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