Proprietary Red Wine
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2034
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted prime rib, grilled ribeye steak, braised lamb shanks
✨ Technical Specifications
TOR Kenward's Proprietary Red is a masterclass in Napa Valley blending, drawing from some of the region's most coveted vineyard sites, including the legendary Beckstoffer To Kalon in Oakville. Tor Kenward, a pioneer with decades of Napa history, envisioned this blend as an artistic expression of the vintage, unfettered by single-varietal constraints. Typically marrying Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, the wine is crafted using traditional, low-intervention techniques, including native yeast fermentation and aging in French oak barrels. The result is a seamless, opulent, and deeply complex red that captures the majestic, sun-drenched spirit of Napa Valley's finest terroirs.
🍾 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.