A blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc and matured for 15 months in French and Hungarian hogshead and puncheon barrels, 45% new, the 2008 Logan Cabernet Merlot presents a medium-deep garnet-purple color and aromas of ripe blackberries and blackcurrants over dried Mediterranean herbs, pencil shavings and grated mace. Very crisp in the medium to full-bodied mouth, it has a good amount of ripe fruit, a medium level of slightly coarse tannins and a long finish. Drink this one now to 2015. Importers: Vignobles LVDH USA; tel. (410) 521 3726; (Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, North Carolina). Dunn Beverages, MI, www.dunnbeverageinternational.com; (Michigan, Florida).