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2014 Chardonnay ‘Durell Vineyard’, TOR

California, USAVintage: 2014

Ed Durell planted the first vines in the rock-strewn, windy hills in 1979. Today, Durell Vineyard spans three AVAs: Sonoma Valley, Sonoma Coast and Carneros. The block TOR sources from lies in the famed Sand Hill section of the vineyard, which overlooks the Sonoma Valley. This 2014 Durell Chardonnay ranks among the best they have ever produced. “This has the classic seamless, almost oily palate weight and texture to it that the best Durells have but with a thread of focus that helps to pull the intensity of the palate together. This shows mandarin oranges, stone fruits and an almost cut wet grass note to it.

Why we love it

This is intense, rich and seamless- another classic Durell Vineyard chardonnay.

Notable Awards

94 points Robert Parkers Wine Advocate “A brilliant Chardonnay is the Old Wente clonal selection from a higher part of the Durell Vineyard, the 2014 Chardonnay Durell Vineyard. This wine shows tremendously dense fruit, buttered citrus, plenty of honeysuckle, a hint of pineapple and white peach, with great intensity and a full-bodied mouthfeel.”

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100% Chardonnay

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Description

Founder Tor Kenward spent four decades distilling what makes a wine extraordinary.

From the advice of knowledgeable mentors in Robert Mondavi, André Tchelistcheff and Warren Winiarski, to name but a few, travelling to Europe’s most renowned vineyards and talking and tasting with other winemakers, Tor refined his craft.  Finally, once he had perfected his art, he founded TOR Wines.  The plan was simple; the wines would come from only the best blocks in the best vineyard sites that he knew and revered.

TOR Wines focus on single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay wines and Bordeaux varietals. Each wine is handmade and bottled in very small quantities.  Their secret?  To stay out of the way, not to manipulate—to preserve a place in time and capture it in a bottle.  The TOR winemaking team has been together since the beginning. Jeff Ames is the head winemaker and the team adhere to the same, simple rule— ‘the vineyard is what we showcase, not a heavy winemaker’s hand’.  Each wine is nurtured from vine to bottle, unfiltered and unrefined.

Very Burgundian in style. Barrel fermented in small French cooperage, favouring premium three-year dry-aged barrels. Primary coopers – Saury, Remond and Francois Freres. Fermentations begin with native yeast strains for primary and secondary, and the wines receive a minimal amount of handling through the ageing period. Bottled unfined, unfiltered.

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