Man o’ War ‘Ironclad’ Cabernet Blend 2012

Region
Waiheke Island NZ

Description
Cabernet Franc 39%, Merlot 30%, Cabernet Sauvignon 18%, Malbec 7%, Petit Verdot 6%

Nose
On the nose, the cassis from the Cabernet Sauvignon is quite overt but there is huge complexity underneath of both blue and black fruits, crushed stone, chalk and wild thyme.

Palate
The palate is very concentrated with a supple texture in the mid palate, progressing to a streak of minerality towards the finish, contributing freshness to the wine and complementing a huge quantity of fine grained tannins

Cellaring Notes
This wine will reward decanting in its youth and will also reward long patient cellaring with a wine of immense complexity, power and longevity