Torchiana Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted chicken with tarragon butter, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
TOR's Torchiana Chardonnay is a heartfelt tribute to Tor Kenward's mother, Torchiana, celebrating her vibrant and artistic spirit. This exceptional white wine is sourced from the historic Beresini Vineyard in the cool-climate Carneros region of Napa Valley, featuring old vines of the coveted Hyde clone planted by Steve Beresini. The vineyard's proximity to the San Pablo Bay provides cooling breezes and morning fog, allowing the fruit to ripen slowly and retain its brilliant natural acidity. Winemaker Jeff Ames guides the fruit through traditional Burgundian techniques, utilizing native yeast barrel fermentation, full malolactic fermentation, and regular lees stirring in French oak barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, this Chardonnay is celebrated for its opulent texture, vibrant mineral backbone, and complex layers of orchard fruit and toasted brioche.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2001 by Napa Valley veteran Tor Kenward and his wife Susan, TOR Wines is an artisanal producer located in St. Helena, California. Drawing upon Kenward's nearly three decades of executive experience alongside legendary growers and winemakers at Beringer Vineyards, the estate is dedicated to crafting small-production, vineyard-designated wines from premier sites throughout Napa Valley. TOR focuses primarily on historic grand cru-caliber terroirs, most notably Beckstoffer To Kalon, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane, and Cimarossa Vineyard. Employing a minimalist, site-expressive winemaking philosophy, the winery is internationally celebrated for its powerful, cellar-worthy Cabernet Sauvignons, refined Chardonnays, and rare, expressive Syrahs.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.1-14.8%