Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon 6
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 10–25 years from vintage release, though highly approachable after 5 years of cellaring.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Grilled prime ribeye steak, slow-braised beef short ribs, roasted rack of lamb with rosemary
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from one of the world's most legendary vineyards, the TOR Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon is a masterclass in Napa Valley power and elegance. First planted in 1868 by pioneer Hamilton Walker Crabb, who named the site 'To Kalon'—Greek for 'highest beauty'—this historic Oakville vineyard is famed for its gravelly soils and ideal microclimate. TOR's expression, often highlighting low-yielding clones like Clone 6, delivers an incredibly concentrated and complex profile. Winemaker Jeff Ames coaxes out the vineyard's signature characteristics through native yeast fermentation and minimal intervention, aging the wine in select French oak barrels. The result is a monumental Cabernet Sauvignon defined by opulent dark fruit, exotic spices, crushed rock minerality, and the seamless, velvety tannins that have made To Kalon an iconic name in viticulture.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
TOR Kenward Family Wines blev grundlagt i 2001 af Napa Valley-veteranen Tor Kenward og hans hustru Susan, og vinhuset udgør kulminationen på næsten et halvt århundredes dybe engagement i californisk vindyrkning. Efter 27 år hos Beringer, hvor han var med til at forme husets berømte Private Reserve-program, slog Kenward sig sammen med den talentfulde vinmager Jeff Ames for at skabe håndværksmæssige, terroir-drevne enkeltenkeltmarksvine. Druerne hentes udelukkende fra legendariske, bæredygtigt dyrkede parceller i Napa Valley og Carneros – heriblandt Beckstoffer To Kalon, Vine Hill Ranch, Dr. Crane, Hyde Vineyard og Durell Vineyard. Vinifikationen er præget af minimal indgriben med spontangæring på vildgær, naturlig malolaktisk gæring, parcellær fadlagring på fransk eg samt aftapning uden klaring eller filtrering. TORs prestigefyldte portefølje er forankret i kultforklarede Cabernet Sauvignon-vine og præcist skulpterede, mineralske Chardonnay-fortolkninger – særligt enkeltmarksvinene Durell Vineyard Cuvée Mimi, Torchiana Beresini Vineyard og Hyde Vineyard – foruden de ultra-eksklusive, begrænsede Bordeaux-blends Black Magic og Pure Magic.
🍇 Druer
Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 ABV
14.5-15.5%