This Merlot is a blend of wine lots from three top vineyards located in the cooler, southern part of the Napa Valley. Two are in the Coombsville AVA from sites featuring volcanic soils that bring freshness to the blend with a nice backbone of acidity. The third is from a rocky, hillside vineyard in Atlas Peak, providing dark fruit aromas and long, resolved tannins on the palate. The wine shows aromas of blackberry, cigar box, and geranium. On the palate it starts soft and round, with a fresh mid-palate, and has well-balanced acidity and tannins with a long finish that resolves nicely. Although quite approachable, it holds enough complexity to evolve in the glass sip after sip.