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Herb Lamb Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

“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

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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 — 5 years ago

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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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Palisades Vineyard Grenache 2015

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

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Rock Cuvée Cooper Grenache

2004 drank smooth, nice fruit balanced acid. Finished well — 6 years ago

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Mast -Cimarossa Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Wow - sommelier recommended this. Fantastic! — 7 years ago

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Reserve Napa Valley Chardonnay 2014

Much better then a year ago. — 7 years ago

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... and not as good as it will be next year 😜
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Still holding mine @David L - As much as I enjoy them on release, I am starting to really enjoy some age on his Chards.

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Mast Vineyard Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Small production(10 Barrels) and truly special bottle. — 10 years ago

Tor del Colle

Riserva DOC Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2007

Bought from wine expo in SM. Opened it August 2014 — 10 years ago

Jon Meister

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

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Heritage Clones Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

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

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

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Rotes Tor Gruner Veltliner 2017

A nice gruner for sure! Doesn’t give as much as I’d like on the nose, but great purity and depth with incredible teeth cleaning acid. — 5 years ago

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Cimarossa Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Infanticide! But so delicious - in 10 years this will be a classic! Winemaking skills are it’s best! — 5 years ago

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Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Franc 2013

KA
9.6

Super lush cab franc. Great wine all around. — 6 years ago

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Old B Beckstoffer To Kalon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

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

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Clone No. 4 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

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

So well made. Kissed with oak but lovely acidity. — 8 years ago

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Clone 337 Beckstoffer To-Kalon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

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. — 9 years ago

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

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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Sangiovese Blend 2010

This vino Nobile went down with awesome grilled lamb steaks. Great combo. Also great with dark chocolate. — 10 years ago

Cantina Andrian

Tor Di Lupo Lagrein 2015

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. — 5 years ago

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Anniversary Cuvée Beckstoffer To-Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Drinking beautifully tonight. Ample black fruit supported by savory herbs, leather, and tobacco. — 6 years ago

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@Eric LaMasters ..Jealous! .Sounds amazing...Cheers to you and your family..Happy Holidays! 🤗🎄
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@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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West Block Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Exceptional🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 8 years ago

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Sounds like scored a "tor"!

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To Kalon Vineyard Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

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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Franz Hirtzberger

Rotes Tor Smaragd Grüner Veltliner 1995

JohnQ Boxler
9.5

Petrol, mineral, golden fruit, note of botrytis. Good acid. Still fresh. Spicy, peppery. Note as baroque as some vintages. — 11 years ago

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