{"product_id":"tor-kenward-beckstoffer-to-kalon-cabernet-sauvignon-2008-magnum","title":"TOR Kenward Beckstoffer To Kalon Clone 4 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Magnum","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTOR Cabernet Sauvignon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTo Kalon Clone 4, 2008\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eBlend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eProduction: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e130 cases, magnums only, six bottles per case\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eRelease Date: January 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eVintage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eThe 2008 vintage has the potential to be one of Napa Valley’s finest, yet most\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003echallenging vintages in recent memory. Our expert growers made more than 20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003epasses through their vineyards, and left a very small but very high quality crop. A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003efew distinctive notes about the vintage—it was the second consecutive drought\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eyear and almost all of the rain came in January; the ground was dry by April.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eSpring was mostly remembered for an unbelievably long frost period, which\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003einfluenced the set. Frost was the culprit for a severely reduced crop in most\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eappellations. On Howell Mountain, we were not able to make a wine from our\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eblock of Cimarossa, mostly due to these conditions. We picked up two old, but\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eextraordinary blocks in Andy Beckstoffer’s To Kalon vineyard. Along with Mast, all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eour vineyards were 40 to 50 percent off normal crop yield. The fruit had an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eextraordinarily long hang time, as a result of the very long cool summer, with a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eheat spike in September, and a long Indian summer. It was an amazing growing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eseason, but we had to work hard to bring out the best.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eVineyard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eOne of the To Kalon Blocks we used is planted to what I have called one of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eCalifornia’s heritage clones—Clone 4, an integral component of the great BV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eCabernets made by André Tchelistcheff from the middle of the last century. Those\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eof you who know us and our wines know we champion this clone, and have\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eworked with it in the past; most notably with an old vineyard in Rutherford, that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ehas since been replanted. For us, this block gave us a wine that has exceptional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ecolor, structure, and lift, more like a mountain Cabernet, and seemed ideal for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ebottle for this vintage in MAGNUMS ONLY.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eWinemaking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eWe made multiple passes through our Clone 4 To Kalon vineyard, opening up the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ecanopy, removing the grapes that had ripened unevenly. The grapes set early in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ethe season and had a long hang time. We picked them only when the seeds were\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003efully mature without a hint of greenness. We picked on October 9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e, the last of our\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eTo Kalon Cabernets to be picked. In the winery we used indigenous yeasts, took\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eour normal direction of unfiltered unfined, minimal handling through the aging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eprocess. We continue to work with small, excellent cooperages—all French. For\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ethe Clone 4 we used barrels from Ermitage, in addition to Taransaud and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eDarnajou. We never over-handle our wines, and for this magnum bottling we let\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ethe grapes do all the talking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eWinemaker’s Tasting Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eAromatically where the other 2 To Kalons might have some red and some black\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003efruits, this is all black fruits. Grilled meats\/sweet cedar smoke\/dry BBQ rub. On\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ethe palate this wine is intense and palate gripping with great\/round intense Clone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e4 tannins. Black cherries\/ink\/black licorice and slow cooked brisket. This is the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ewine for a long decant or to cellar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\"An amazing wine that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003ewows you with incredible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003edepth, richness, focus and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003epurity, offering tiers of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003egreat dark berry fruit,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eplum, cherry, cassis,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003ecrème de cassis and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003esubtle smoky, toasty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003enotes, ending with a long,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003epersistent finish that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003ehighlights its purity and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003efocus. Drink now through\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e2025. 130 cases made.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eRated 97\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eJames Laube,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003e\"The Wine Spectator\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eMay 31, 2011 issue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e©2009 Tor Kenward Fa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TOR Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50850638332160,"sku":null,"price":720.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/3746\/7392\/files\/IMG_0794.webp?v=1793492178","url":"https:\/\/www.winelaundry.com\/products\/tor-kenward-beckstoffer-to-kalon-cabernet-sauvignon-2008-magnum","provider":"CLOUD WINE \u0026 SPIRITS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}