Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon 4
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 10–25 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Prime dry-aged ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, braised beef short ribs
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from one of the most legendary vineyards in the world, the TOR Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 4 is a majestic expression of Napa Valley history. First planted in 1868 by pioneer Hamilton Walker Crabb, who named the site 'To Kalon'—Greek for 'the highest beauty'—this historic Oakville vineyard features gravelly, well-drained soils that yield grapes of extraordinary concentration. TOR's specific bottling of Clone 4 highlights a clone renowned for producing small berries with thick skins, resulting in a wine of immense structure, deep color, and intense dark fruit character. Winemaker Jeff Ames employs a non-interventionist approach, utilizing native yeast fermentations and aging the wine in select French oak cooperages before bottling it unfined and unfiltered to preserve the pure, powerful voice of this sacred terroir.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
TOR Wines er et eksklusivt vinhus i St. Helena i Californien, grundlagt i 2001 af Napa Valley-veteranen Tor Kenward og hans hustru Susan. Med udgangspunkt i Kenwards næsten tre årtiers ledelseserfaring i tæt samarbejde med legendariske vinbønder og winemakere hos Beringer Vineyards, har vinhuset dedikeret sig til enkeltmarksvine i stærkt begrænsede mængder fra de ypperste parceller i Napa Valley. TOR har særligt fokus på historiske terroirs af grand cru-kaliber, herunder især Beckstoffer To Kalon, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane og Cimarossa Vineyard. Vinifikationen følger en minimalistisk filosofi med maksimal fokus på markernes autentiske særpræg, og huset nyder international anerkendelse for sine kraftfulde, gemmeværdige Cabernet Sauvignon-vine, raffinerede Chardonnayer og sjældne, udtryksfulde Syrah-aftapninger.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon