Warspite Bordeaux Blend

Warspite Bordeaux BlendTASTING NOTES The 2012 Warspite is the second release of this wine. It is very generously proportioned with a supple palate and is densely packed with fine tannins and an abundance of sweet red berry fruit with hints of cooking spice. Approximately 60% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot & 10% Malbec the 2012 Warspite exhibits the wonderful traits of Cabernet Franc dominant wine, that is a wine of density and concentration but firmly anchored in the red berry

The 2012 Ironclad is a fine example of what Waiheke can achieve in a cooler vintage

The nose is tight and flinty

The cool winds cleared as the season progressed but the harvest was still hampered with persistent rain events requiring an extraordinary effort in the vineyard to deliver fruit of impressive quality

TASTING NOTES

Cote Rotie is traditionally stereotyped as the most feminine of the appellations within the Northern Rhone

The 2013 Warspite is the third release of this wine

breathtakingly steep

The palate is structured with ripe tannin and a firm grip that will loosen its tension with age

broth character and graphite on the finish

The palate shows excellent density

The palate is explosive on the entry with loads of dark fruit and complex spices

mineral spine