Beckstoffer To Kalon Red Wine
⏳ Drikkevindue
2024 - 2036
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Prime dry-aged ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb with rosemary, slow-braised beef short ribs
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville is arguably the most famous first-growth equivalent site in the Napa Valley. First planted in 1868 by viticultural pioneer Hamilton Walker Crabb, who named it 'To Kalon'—Greek for 'the highest beauty'—this historic terroir sits on a well-drained alluvial fan at the base of the Mayacamas Mountains. TOR Kenward's expression of this legendary site is a masterclass in Napa Valley power and elegance. Sourced from prized blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon planted to heritage clones, the wine benefits from the vineyard's gravelly loam soils, intense mid-day heat, and cooling afternoon breezes. Winemaker Jeff Ames employs a minimalist approach, utilizing indigenous yeast fermentations and aging in prime French oak barrels, bottling the wine unfined and unfiltered to preserve the opulent dark fruit, exquisite mineral tension, and seamless tannins that define this historic vineyard.
🍾 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