Merlot 44%, Cabernet Franc 21%, Petit Verdot 18%, Cabernet Sauvignon 15%, & Malbec 2%
Waiheke Island, Ponui Island
“Silken smooth red with appealing depth and density, together with impressive complexity. Chocolate/mocha, liquorice, dark berry and mocha flavours. Drink 2024–2035. 96pts.”
Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review
“2022 Ironclad is untamed in the best sense of the word, with dark fruits; plums and berries, wildflowers, crushed rock and iodine creating a complex and lifted aroma profile. The palate shows good density balanced with coastal freshness and finishing with a core of powerful tannins. The power of the vintage has been tempered at blending with a rare dominance of Merlot over Cabernet Franc giving the wine good early accessibility but clearly a wine suited to ageing.”
