97pts James Suckling

A beautiful, layered and creamy wine that's balanced to a T. Vivid acidity lifts a profusion of fresh pears, crisp apples and a touch of butterscotch on a silky texture. It's elegant, vivid, complex and delicious. Offers freshness, a medium body and linearity to a greater extent than in recent vintages. Drink now or hold.

93pts Wine Advocate

The 2023 Chardonnay Beresini Vineyard Cuvee Torchiana was planted in 1988, making it pretty old by Carneros standards. "It's a beaten-up old vineyard," said proprietor Tor Kenward. "It got up around 22° or 23° [Brix] this year and then just said, I'm done." The result is not unwelcoming, but it displays less volume than you might expect from a Tor Chardonnay. It's perfumed but sappy on the nose, with green gage plum and pineapple notes, and medium-bodied in the mouth, with a fine, silky texture on the finish.

Winemaker Notes

The 2023 Beresini vineyard shows honeysuckle, violet, and notes of oyster shell (think white Burgundy) minerality. On the palate, this is medium in weight with great length, and perhaps a little bit more silky than in previous years. The acidity in this wine is incredibly well integrated. It is there, and you can perceive it because of the freshness on the palate, but it is not something that stands out.

Winery NotesWe make great wines simply because we love making them. Wine is irresistible, it is fun, and it is about sharing passion, good fortune and community. TOR exists today because of the relationships we’ve cultivated over decades with mentors, grapegrowers and friends. This is indisputable: Tor knows a great vineyard. Less is always more when it comes to bottling some of the best grapes on the planet. In the tussle between the will of nature and the winemaker – our work is staying out of the way.