Tor Kenward Family Wines

TOR Kenward Family Wines

Rogers La Herradura Vineyard Syrah 2014

Paul J
9.6

375ml. Very impressed. Dark red color. Mixture of Napa and Bordeaux on the nose. Insane balance of sweetness and tannic structure. Velvet on the palate. Could drink this all day long. Tried to buy more but appears they stopped making it in 2015. Such a shame as it rocks!! — 9 months ago

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Vine Hill Ranch Petit Verdot 2013

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.
— 3 years ago

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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. — 4 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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Hyde Vineyard Cuvée Susan Napa Valley Chardonnay 2018

Mike R
9.6

Different wine delectable and let my friends @Shay A and. @David L or @Ron R tell you about this wine - it might have been the WOTN for me / crazy good - needs about 30 minutes of decanting- all smiles — 4 years ago

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Best Hyde ever!!!
Tropical fruit, great body, terrific purity, good acidity & a long, concentrated mouthfeel. Time in the glass brings out this Chardonnay’s death. Drinking well now. Will only get better in a year or so. It will be hard for me to keep my hands off a bottle.
9.5
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*Depth
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@Mike R : We need to update the identified wine. It’s the Hyde Vineyard chard.

When TOR recommended opening a 2018 Hyde Chardonnay, I thought they were crazy. I normally get ripping acidity on most Hyde Chards, so they normally need some time to balance out. I have to admit, they were right about this being accessible early. Wow! One of the best Hyde chards I’ve had, and this is going to get better. Copious amounts of tropical aromatics (mango, white peach, passion fruit) with sea salt and honeysuckle. Nervy and energetic in profile. Still quite a bit of acidity, but it has a creaminess up front that is wonderful. Lemon cream, orange blossom, underripe peach, and sea salt at first before a mineral streak down the middle finishes it off. Slight note of crushed rock and oyster shell too. Evolved in the glass after each pour. Delicious!
9.4

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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. — 5 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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Old B Beckstoffer To Kalon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Dark red fruit, bramble, cedar and ganache. — 9 months ago

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Hudson Vineyard Chardonnay 2013

For a red lover, and not a fan of Chards, this wine knocked me off my feet! I absolutely Loved it! If I could describe my perfect request for a white wine, it would be this one. Butterscotch, almond, a slight fruity hint of lemon zest but not sharp or tart, buttery and bright yet incredibly smooth and a nice heavy feel. This is my favorite white wine ever! (And ranks above some of my fave reds). — 2 years ago

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Durell Vineyard Sonoma Valley Chardonnay 2016

Excellent! Tangerine, cantaloupe, and a hint of lemon grass and peach. A burst of flavor! — 4 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 — 4 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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Cimarossa Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Infanticide! But so delicious - in 10 years this will be a classic! Winemaking skills are it’s best! — 4 years ago

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Palisades Vineyard Grenache 2015

owner shown......on the right — 5 years ago

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Torchiana Beresini Vineyard Carneros Chardonnay 2019

Delicious medium body chard. Creamy but not buttery. Oak is pushed a bit. Fruit is a little zesty, lemon peel, and maybe slight nuttiness, macadamian? I like it, young obviously. Keep it cellared and come back to it in Fall 2024 or beyond. — 2 years ago

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Carneros Chardonnay 2019

Ron R
9.4

Broken record. See my prior notes. — 2 years ago

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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.
— 4 years ago

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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. — 4 years ago

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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. — 4 years ago

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Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Franc 2013

KA
9.6

Super lush cab franc. Great wine all around. — 5 years ago