TOR Kenward Family Wines

Vine Hill Ranch Petit Verdot 2013

9.3

This is a delicious Petit Verdot from Napa Valley.

Tasty right out of the bottle and better after 2 hours in the decanter.

Showing black fruits with cedar, vanilla, leather, chocolates, tobacco leaf, spices, tar, peppercorn, dark coffee, earth and licorice.

Full bodied with medium acidity.

Dry and fruity on the palate.

Loved the nose here.

14.7% alcohol by volume.

93 points. — 4 years ago

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Heritage Clones Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

Eric

9.2

Oldest Tor I’ve had by a mile and was very impressed. Light in its feet with plenty of fruit left. Very solid. — 5 years ago

Severn, Ron and 39 others liked this

Somm David T

They make some great wine. Looking forward to my more recent vintages one day. I think they have excelled quite a bit since 02. Cheers and happy Memorial Day weekend.

Eric

You as well @David T ! That garden is rockin!

Cantina Andrian

Tor Di Lupo Lagrein 2015

Pooneet K

9.0

Really trying to get an understanding of the Lagrein grape while in its home region of Italy. This is a nice one, but quite different in style than the Nusserhof we had the other night. Deep dark violet in the glass. After an hour of air, quite nice aromatically, with deep dark fruits coming through and the initial oak note blowing off. Full bodied, with a fair bit of young tannin - which made it a great pairing for simple meats from a rustic wood grille. Nice long finish with good acid. — 6 years ago

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Palisades Vineyard Grenache 2015

Joshua Fisher

9.4

owner shown......on the right — 6 years ago

Paul, Shay and 3 others liked this

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Old B Beckstoffer To Kalon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Steve Anderson

9.5

Spectacular. This won’t last anywhere near as long as the 2010 Dunn, but is in a superb spot right now. Great Cab profile and extremely smooth with about three hours of air. A beautiful To Kalon example. — 7 years ago

Tony, Shay and 16 others liked this

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Oakville East Meets West Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Roy Goble

9.5

Very very nice — 7 years ago

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Eric, Jason and 10 others liked this

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West Block Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Skip Smyser

9.5

Exceptional🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 9 years ago

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Jan de Weerd

Sounds like scored a "tor"!

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Rock Hommage Allan Syrah 2010

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Great structure and fruit — 10 years ago

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To Kalon Vineyard Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

John McDonald

9.5

Not quite as good as the '05. However, Tor is my favorite all time winery. This is as good as I was hoping. — 10 years ago

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Noble Rot Late Harvest Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2006

Christine Havens

9.5

I was served this dessert wine from Tor Kenward blind, and was pleasantly surprised to learn that it is not a Sauternes. It reminds me of 2009 Guiraud, though perhaps slightly less concentrated. As the glass warms up, heady aromas of ripe apricot, dried pineapple, clover honey, candied ginger and baking spices leap forth. Unctuously textured, with vibrant acidity. The finish on this golden-robed beauty lasts for well over a minute. — 11 years ago

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Beckstoffer To Kalon Red Wine 2013

S.R.Alexander

9.4

Just an infant, but under the covers, there’s a very tor style ripe profile with pie spice, violets, blueberry, and blackberry. Very rich and needs lots of breathing room. Thanks @Eric ! — 5 years ago

with Eric

Eric, Shay and 30 others liked this

David L

Great bottle

C.V.B.C & C. S.P.A (Casa Vinicola Botter Carlo & C. S.P.A.)

Tor Del Colle Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva

Jef de Ruijter

9.0

Great wine! — 5 years ago

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Oakville Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Mike R

9.2

It’s a baby still but shows a lot of promise A LOT - virtual tasting with WNH and Tor and Elizabeth and big thanks to @Carl Fischer god setting up and I forgot to add @Shay A to this list on the tasting — 6 years ago

with Shay

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Shay A

The fruit from this wine is coming from the Tierra Roja vineyard, bordering Dalla Valle. In my experience, 2015s are very concentrated and because of that, can often be coiled up. This may be the winner for most coiled. Unyielding even after double decanting for around two hours. Aromatically, you get a sense of the profile with a mix of red, blue and black fruits, cinnamon, scorched earth, and peppercorns but it shuts down hard on the palate. Flavors are a bit muted and it’s obviously tannic, with crunchy black cherries , clay, herbs, dust and high percentage dark cocoa. If opening now, I’d decant for 8+ hrs, but better yet, hold for 5+ yrs.

9.2

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Anniversary Cuvée Beckstoffer To-Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Eric L.

9.4

Drinking beautifully tonight. Ample black fruit supported by savory herbs, leather, and tobacco. — 7 years ago

Paul, Dawn and 33 others liked this

Dawn E.

@Eric LaMasters ..Jealous! .Sounds amazing...Cheers to you and your family..Happy Holidays! 🤗🎄

Eric L.

@Dawn Emory -Cheers and Happy Holidays! Hope you make it to Des Moines sometime and we can all enjoy some wines together.

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Twelve Barrels' Oakville Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Evan Shumway

9.5

Wow that’s all I can say — 7 years ago

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Clone No. 4 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

Jay Eagan

9.4

Fantastic with a quick decant - Tor's first vintage - it's beautiful still — 8 years ago

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Hyde Vineyard Napa Valley Chardonnay 2014

Lesa Gough

9.4

So well made. Kissed with oak but lovely acidity. — 9 years ago

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Clone 337 Beckstoffer To-Kalon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Carl Fischer

9.3

I've been a long time fan of Tor Kenward wines and year after year they just keep getting better. This 08 is delicious - but just not in the same category as the last two vintages. — 10 years ago

Roy and David liked this

David L

I'll pop the 12' in a few years.

Tor del Colle

Riserva DOC Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2007

Jon Meister

9.2

Bought from wine expo in SM. Opened it August 2014 — 11 years ago

Jon Meister

Bought this bottle from Wine Expo in Santa Monica in 2013. Opened it in August 2014. Excellent with light meal

TOR Kenward Family Wines

Durell Vineyard Sonoma Valley Chardonnay 2016

John Malcolm

9.4

Excellent! Tangerine, cantaloupe, and a hint of lemon grass and peach. A burst of flavor! — 5 years ago

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Herb Lamb Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Ryan Vento

9.3

“Sunday Funday” with friends & family ✨

Had this a few weeks ago and went into it today already thinking it’d blow the TOR blend out of the water, but no...I thought this drank just beneath the blend in terms of complexity, performance, and overall desirability. — 5 years ago