Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
Oakville
Majestic in scale and singular in history, To Kalon is Napa Valley’s most storied vineyard—renowned for producing more 100-point wines than any other site in the region.
The name To Kalon comes from classical Greek, meaning “ideal beauty,” and few vineyards embody that phrase more completely. Set along a gentle slope in Oakville’s western foothills, its Bale loam soils and ancient streambeds give the fruit depth, structure, and quiet power.
Under the stewardship of Andy Beckstoffer - one of the earliest and most influential leaders in Napa Valley’s evolution as a world-class grape-growing region - To Kalon has become synonymous with excellence, producing more 100-point wines than any other site in Napa Valley. In 2007, the property was placed under a land conservation easement, permanently prohibiting non-agricultural development.
Honored by Wine Spectator as one of the top ten vineyards in the world, it remains a benchmark of global significance. For over a decade, TOR has worked with eleven carefully chosen blocks across To Kalon. Each vintage reveals a different expression - sometimes a single block, sometimes a cuvée - with select years yielding special bottlings like the mid-block BFD. Farming here is both a privilege and a humbling reminder of the vineyard’s enduring legacy.
- Grower Site Beckstoffer to Kalon Vineyard
- Appellation Oakville, Napa Valley
- Soil Bale loam/Bale clay loam with ancient riverbed gravels beneath
- Climate Warm days tempered by coastal fog
- Topography Gentle slope running from 158 to 186 feet
- Vines 83 planted acres of Cabernet Sauvignon clones 337, 4, and 6 and Cabernet Franc; TOR’s vine rows are managed to one cluster per shoot
