Black Magic
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 10–25 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Prime ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, slow-braised beef short ribs
✨ Technical Specifications
TOR Kenward's 'Black Magic' is a legendary, ultra-premium Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend that represents the absolute pinnacle of the winery's production. The cuvée was born when Tor Kenward and winemaker Jeff Ames were tasting through their finest barrels from Napa Valley's most prestigious vineyards, including the historic Beckstoffer To Kalon and Vine Hill Ranch. They discovered that a select handful of barrels possessed an extraordinary, almost supernatural synergy when blended together—hence the name 'Black Magic'. Produced only in exceptional vintages and in extremely limited quantities, this wine is crafted with minimal intervention, native yeast fermentation, and aged in prime French oak, resulting in a remarkably complex, opulent, and cellar-worthy masterpiece.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2001 by Napa Valley veteran Tor Kenward and his wife Susan, TOR Kenward Family Wines represents the culmination of nearly five decades of immersion in California viticulture. Following a 27-year tenure shaping Beringer's private reserve programs, Kenward partnered with talented winemaker Jeff Ames to craft site-driven, artisanal single-vineyard expressions. The estate sources fruit exclusively from premier, sustainably farmed crus across Napa Valley and Carneros, including Beckstoffer To Kalon, Vine Hill Ranch, Dr. Crane, Hyde Vineyard, and Durell Vineyard. Winemaking is dictated by minimal intervention, featuring native-yeast primary and malolactic fermentations, parcel-specific French oak maturation, and bottling without fining or filtration. TOR's benchmark portfolio is anchored by cult Cabernet Sauvignons alongside sculpted, mineral-laced Chardonnays—notably the Durell Vineyard Cuvée Mimi, Torchiana Beresini Vineyard, and Hyde Vineyard bottlings—as well as the ultra-limited Bordeaux-blend cuvées Black Magic and Pure Magic.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon