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The blending discussion contrasts potentially greater complexity and complementary component functions with monovarietal clarity. A Grenache-led blend illustrates how fruit and acidity may appear to come from different contributors; a pure variety's sparse middle palate can be a stylistic choice rather than a defect.
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Blending can add complementary functions without proving composition
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The blending discussion contrasts potentially greater complexity and complementary component functions with monovarietal clarity. A Grenache-led blend illustrates how fruit and acidity may appear to come from different contributors; a pure variety's sparse middle palate can be a stylistic choice rather than a defect.
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Blends need not be less precise, darker or superior. No recipe, proportion or blinded performance test is supplied. Detecting complementary roles is a hypothesis, not proof of actual composition.
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