Bright medium red, with little sign of amber. Expressive aromas of redcurrant, cinnamon, mocha, leather and earth, with complicating ferrous notes of iron and tobacco. Wonderfully silky and fine-grained, showing lovely class and lift to its red fruit and spice flavors. Not a powerhouse but remarkably suave and smooth for Pommard. Really rises and lingers on the highly aromatic finish. Still on an upswing.

The extract of black cherry aromas are classy, elegant, ripe and forceful with sappy, gorgeously intense, very fresh and concentrated flavors of immense depth and reserve. The finish is very pinot in character and while there is plenty of structure, it is sophisticated and relatively fine. While I prefer the '01 version, it's clear that the '02 is a great young Clos des Epeneaux as well blessed with enormous potential.

Very dark and initially quite tough and earthy. Very slightly sour at the moment; just a little dank. It then opened out in the glass to become pungent and seductive with some violets and real breadth. (JR)