The 2013 Morey-Saint-Denis Village has a conservative bay-leaf-tinged bouquet, the fruit a little blacker than Taupenot's other village crus. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, grainy tannin. There is a palpable sense of energy here and fine tension toward the finish. A modest Morey-Saint-Denis, but one that has character and personality that will doubtlessly become more expressive post-bottling.