Chateau Montrose 2005 1.5L Pinot Noir The wine was made blending

The wine was made blending 80% Grenache

with a lovely cherry blossom character on the mid palate and impressive persistence

which leans toward richer

Where Falstaff is Jamie Kutch's coolest and most extreme expression

and deeply savory

Chateau Montrose 2005 1.5L Pinot Noir The wine was made blendingCritic tasting note: (2005 vintage) "Powerful, concentrated, deep, long, intense, youthful, and tannic, there is a strong backbone here that will allow this to age gracefully for 2 3 decades with ease. But it is not ready to go at this point. So, either give it 2 hours of air, or wait 5 10 more years." 96 100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider