Holy shit .... TOR BTK are some of my current favs, but even for them this is drinking stunning right now. Decanted about an hour. Smooth, complex, fills every part of your mouth, 90 sec finish (or longer) I didn't put a stop watch on it. I still had it hanging on by the time I wanted another sip.
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Delightfully elegant and restrained. Native yeast fermentation, no fining or filtering, just good old school vineyard management and gentle vinification. Agree with other tasting notes presented here. Might have been enjoyed 1-2 years earlier just to have a but more To Kalon power but lovely anytime.
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Decanted and served. Gorgeous single-vineyard, single-clone effort from America's best vineyard. Pure, concentrated but not over the top, cassis, licorice, and sweet tobacco. Long finish. Light pipe tobacco on the nose. Really good for the vintage and drinking well now although Parker gives it till 2035!
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PnP and similar to last experience this is just drinking really nicely right now. A very well balanced Napa cab, dark and red fruits, with lots of tobacco leaf and a good spine of acid keeping it fresh. Currently in a great drinking window if you have these in your cellar.
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My first time with this wine, although it has been in my cellar since release. Was not quite sure what to expect, but was very pleased with the results. Popped it in the decanter to warm up from the fridge for about 30 minutes prior to serving. This wine had a really interesting nose on it, lots of tobacco leaf and herbal notes wafting from the glass. This seems to be in a great drinking window now, very balanced and integrated, sweet juicy dark red cherries and raspberries, with more of that tobacco note and a nice loamy earthiness. Tasted of fruit, sunshine and farm soil - in the best way. Planned to only share half the bottle, but it was too tasty - so by the end of the evening it was all gone.
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Wow, this is what people drink CA cab for. Big. Fruit forward. Great balance. Full, but not overly ripe. Powerful but in balance from the attack through long "sweet" finish. PDQ95+
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Decanted for 90 minutes, but that wasn't enough to burn off the ridiculous odor of alcohol and discordant flavors, a negative impression that endured in the drinking. I was fobbing it off on friends who cared a bit less but even they thought it verging on the tacky. Huge disappointment. Pity I have a bunch more,
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Huge fruit in a very ripe California style. Too young, as it was a bit overpowering in it's ripeness. Score could increase with some age. Overall, well integrated wine.
PDQ93
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Decanted for 3 hours, could of used 4 to 6 hours, nice nose, deep ruby red pour , overall very disappointing for the price level maybe caught it at a bad time , just really funky wine with 2 levels and little to no finish.
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The most accessible of the 08 Tor To-Kalon bottlings currently, but my personal least favorite of the bunch. Don't get me wrong, this is still a great wine, but it just lacked the structure and flamboyant nose present in the Clone 337 and Clone 4 bottlings. But like the others, it should improve greatly with time.
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Like the other Tors tonight, lots and lots of upside potential. Slightly more open on the nose that the 337, this had a bit more licorice and a softer fruit profile. Again, very young, extremely promising and fun to drink, even now. I would expect the score to rise substantially given some years.
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4/1/2023 - SoccerMark wrote: 94 Points
Didn't even decant, was great 10 min out of the bottle.
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12/25/2022 - Reblin Likes this wine: 93 Points
Smooth, deep, loaded with classic aging cabernet flavors.
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12/27/2021 - SoccerMark wrote: 97 Points
Holy shit .... TOR BTK are some of my current favs, but even for them this is drinking stunning right now. Decanted about an hour. Smooth, complex, fills every part of your mouth, 90 sec finish (or longer) I didn't put a stop watch on it. I still had it hanging on by the time I wanted another sip.
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4/11/2020 - tekygeek wrote: 95 Points
Delightfully elegant and restrained. Native yeast fermentation, no fining or filtering, just good old school vineyard management and gentle vinification. Agree with other tasting notes presented here. Might have been enjoyed 1-2 years earlier just to have a but more To Kalon power but lovely anytime.
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8/18/2018 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted and served. Gorgeous single-vineyard, single-clone effort from America's best vineyard. Pure, concentrated but not over the top, cassis, licorice, and sweet tobacco. Long finish. Light pipe tobacco on the nose. Really good for the vintage and drinking well now although Parker gives it till 2035!
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3/30/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 94 Points
PnP and similar to last experience this is just drinking really nicely right now. A very well balanced Napa cab, dark and red fruits, with lots of tobacco leaf and a good spine of acid keeping it fresh. Currently in a great drinking window if you have these in your cellar.
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2/24/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 94 Points
My first time with this wine, although it has been in my cellar since release. Was not quite sure what to expect, but was very pleased with the results. Popped it in the decanter to warm up from the fridge for about 30 minutes prior to serving. This wine had a really interesting nose on it, lots of tobacco leaf and herbal notes wafting from the glass. This seems to be in a great drinking window now, very balanced and integrated, sweet juicy dark red cherries and raspberries, with more of that tobacco note and a nice loamy earthiness. Tasted of fruit, sunshine and farm soil - in the best way. Planned to only share half the bottle, but it was too tasty - so by the end of the evening it was all gone.
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1/8/2018 - Brett wrote: 93 Points
Very good wine!
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6/15/2015 - pdemaio Likes this wine: 95 Points
Wow, this is what people drink CA cab for. Big. Fruit forward. Great balance. Full, but not overly ripe. Powerful but in balance from the attack through long "sweet" finish.
PDQ95+
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3/7/2015 - Brett wrote: 92 Points
Very nice wine.
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11/22/2014 - Pearls_b4Swine wrote: 85 Points
Decanted for 90 minutes, but that wasn't enough to burn off the ridiculous odor of alcohol and discordant flavors, a negative impression that endured in the drinking. I was fobbing it off on friends who cared a bit less but even they thought it verging on the tacky. Huge disappointment. Pity I have a bunch more,
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10/20/2014 - pdemaio Likes this wine: 93 Points
Huge fruit in a very ripe California style. Too young, as it was a bit overpowering in it's ripeness. Score could increase with some age. Overall, well integrated wine.
PDQ93
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4/15/2014 - pdemaio wrote: 93 Points
Good, but a bit simpler than I expected. I'll wait to open more.
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12/3/2011 - CK6865 wrote: 90 Points
Decanted for 3 hours, could of used 4 to 6 hours, nice nose, deep ruby red pour , overall very disappointing for the price level maybe caught it at a bad time , just really funky wine with 2 levels and little to no finish.
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4/7/2011 - rdrunner wrote: 96 Points
Drank at tasting with Tor and friends -
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2/9/2011 - wineguy21 wrote: 92 Points
The most accessible of the 08 Tor To-Kalon bottlings currently, but my personal least favorite of the bunch. Don't get me wrong, this is still a great wine, but it just lacked the structure and flamboyant nose present in the Clone 337 and Clone 4 bottlings. But like the others, it should improve greatly with time.
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2/8/2011 - cadamson wrote: 92 Points
Like the other Tors tonight, lots and lots of upside potential. Slightly more open on the nose that the 337, this had a bit more licorice and a softer fruit profile. Again, very young, extremely promising and fun to drink, even now. I would expect the score to rise substantially given some years.
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