Pure Magic Beckstoffer to Kalon Vineyard B F D
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Prime dry-aged ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, rich venison stew
✨ Technical Specifications
TOR's 'Pure Magic' from the legendary Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville is a masterclass in Napa Valley terroir. The 'B F D' designation represents an ultra-exclusive, barrel-selection blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from this historic site. To Kalon, meaning 'the highest beauty' in Greek, was first planted in 1868 by pioneer H.W. Crabb and has since become Napa's most celebrated grand cru-equivalent vineyard. Winemaker Jeff Ames crafts this cuv ee using native yeast fermentations and minimal intervention, allowing the gravelly alluvial soils and unique microclimate of Oakville to speak directly through the wine. It is renowned for its seamless integration of power, opulent dark fruit, and the complex, gravelly minerality characteristic of this hallowed ground.
🍾 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, Cabernet Franc