The 2005 Pommard Les Grands Epenots displays a surprising amount of sweet, exotic florality for a Pommard (enhanced – if de Montille is correct – by the use of whole clusters) and a combination of sweet and pungent machine oil-like aromas with those of metal shavings that remind me of Cabernet Franc. A mouthful of juicy, vanilla-tinged fresh cherry and raspberry fruit offers a creamy texture and leads to an effusive, refined finish that is hiding whatever tannic structure this wine (surely) possesses. It displays startling clarity of fresh fruit and is irresistible already, although I am sure one can safely sock some away for a decade. Various importers, including Beaune Imports, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 559 1040. Also, a Thomas Calder Selection, Paris; fax 011-33-1-46-45-15-29