2008 Girt by Sea Cabernet Merlot is a blend of Cabernet and Merlot plus small additions of Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz and Grenache, maturing 12 months in French and American Oak. With a deep garnet-purple color, it possesses fragrant scents of freshly crushed blackberries, black currant, violets, mace and clove with a hint of cigar boxes. Medium to high acidity and a medium to firm level of very fine tannins lend a seamless backbone to the pure, concentrated and medium to full bodied palate going into a long finish. Though tempting to crack-open now, it will be in its prime 2012 to 2019+. Polished, complex and impeccably made, Voyager Estate's range of current releases is to be commended. Voyager does not currently have a USA importer.