Each varietal contributes its unique facet: the Syrah provides its persevering spiciness and its gutsy, supple body; the Cabernet offers its blueberry backbone and dense, ripe tannins; the Merlot brings deep red-berry fruit and suave mouth-feel. All knitted together by patient hands-off maturation until the ensemble, as with all good blends, becomes more than the sum of its parts.