Always a standout, the 2020 Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots wafts from the glass with notes of sweet cherries, berries, rose petals and spices. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's sapid and seamless, with bright acids, powdery tannins and an elegant, charming profile.

A notable success, the 2019 Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots wafts from the glass with aromas of sweet red berries, cherries, loamy soil and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, it's deep and concentrated, with melting tannins and bright acids.

Notes of cherries, cassis, smoked meat, rich soils tones and black truffle preface the 2018 Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots, a medium-bodied, suppler and layered wine that's charming and elegant, its pretty core of fruit framed by powdery tannins and bright acids. This is another wine that has turned out very well.

One of the high points on the red side of the ledger is the 2017 Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots, a fleshy, ample, medium to full-bodied wine that evokes notions of plums, peonies and coniferous forest floor. It has turned out very well.

The 2016 Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots unfurls in the glass with aromas of dark cherries, cassis, loamy soil, woodsmoke and a subtle hint of dried herbs. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with bright acids and youthfully chewy tannins that assert themselves on the finish. This is a nicely balanced Epenots that will demand a bit of bottle age.