And today, we’ve got this secret single-vineyard masterpiece, crafted from an inimitable terroir by two of the top names in Napa Cabernet for a song. Those critical endorsements elevated this first-time bottling into the stratosphere occupied by the TOR collector’s pieces that always fetch well into triple digits. The result is the 2018 TOR Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville, a wine whose delicious and deeply impressive character earned stunning 96-point scores from both James Suckling and the International Wine Report. TOR’s vineyard-designate Tierra Roja Cabernet is always one of their most coveted bottlings, and in the gorgeous 2018 vintage, the bountiful harvest presented Tor and Jeff with an unprecedented opportunity: to make a Cabernet that would showcase the same stellar terroir, but feature a redder, juicier fruit profile than the traditional Tierra Roja Cab. But no site shines brighter in his (and winemaker Jeff Ames’) hands than the Tierra Roja Vineyard in eastern Oakville. Tor Kenward is one of the most revered cult Cabernet maestros in California, working only with sought-after Napa Valley terroirs like To Kalon, Vine Hill Ranch, and Melanson.
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