Clone No.4 Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 10–25 years from vintage release, though highly rewarding after 5 years with proper decanting.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, braised beef short ribs
✨ Technical Specifications
TOR Kenward's Clone No. 4 Cabernet Sauvignon is a masterclass in clonal selection, showcasing one of Napa Valley's most prized Cabernet clones. Historically traced back to a selection imported from Argentina (often referred to as the Mendoza clone), Clone 4 has found a legendary home in Napa's premier gravelly soils, most notably within the historic blocks of the Beckstoffer To Kalon vineyard. Tor Kenward and winemaker Jeff Ames craft this cuv e to highlight the clone's signature attributes: thick skins that yield deep color, muscular tannins, and a vibrant, structural acidity. Fermented with wild yeasts and aged in select French oak barrels, this wine represents a seamless marriage of power and elegance, capturing the historic spirit of Oakville's world-class terroir.
🍾 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