Tor Cabernet Sauvignon Black Magic 2019

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James Suckling
Blackberries with lavender, rosemary and sandalwood. Very perfumed. Full-bodied and always tight, transparent and so long. Linear and racy. So pretty and nimble. Well formed. Cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and a splash of petit verdot. All co-fermented. Best After 2025.

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Jeb Dunnuck
Based on co-ferments of Cabernet Sauvignon (76%), Petit Verdot (15%), and Cabernet Franc (9%), mostly from the To Kalon and Vine Hill Ranch vineyards, the 2019 Black Magic is a stunning wine that flirts with perfection, and I'd put it up with the crème de la crème of the vintage. It offers a kaleidoscopic array of red, blue, and black fruits, notes of sandalwood, graphite, iron, and tobacco leaf, full-bodied richness, silky tannins, and a monster of a finish. The balance here is spot on, it has the supple, round, classic 2019 mouthfeel, and while it's already a sensational drink, it's going to evolve for 25+ years. It's another incredible wine from this team.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A best-blend, best-barrel selection, Tor's 2019 Black Magic offers up waves of cassis, black cherries, dark chocolate and dark loam. It's full-bodied and rich, expansive, plush and velvety. A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Petit Verdot and 9% Cabernet Franc, there are 300 cases of this incredibly seductive effort. The only question well-heeled buyers will have to consider is whether it is really that much better than some of the single-vineyard efforts.