Morris Old Premium Rare Tawny 500mL (Gift Box)

Brand: Morris (Morris of Rutherglen)

Release Name: Old Premium Rare Tawny (Top Tier — Rutherglen Classification)

Wine Style / Type: Fortified Wine (Rare Tawny)

Varietal: Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro (Blend Proportions Not Publicly Detailed for This Tier)

Age: Non-Vintage (NV) — Only Exceptional Vintages Selected, Strictly Limited Release

Volume: 500ml Bottle

Alc / Vol (%): 18.0% (Typical for the Style — Please Confirm Against the Bottle Label)

Country: Australia

Region: Rutherglen, North East Victoria

Cask Type: Matured in Oak Barrels, Blended Only from Exceptional Vintages

Limited Edition: Yes (Strictly Limited Release — Top Tier of Morris's Tawny Range)

Award Winner: Yes — Gold Medal, International Wine Challenge; 94 Points, Jane Faulkner, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Morris of Rutherglen was founded in 1859 by George Morris, who planted vines near Rutherglen in North East Victoria, establishing what has become one of Australia's most prominent winemaking families, now with 165 years of history. Currently led by sixth-generation Chief Winemaker Madden Morris, the winery continues to craft its range of fortified and table wines with the same skill and passion that has defined the family since its founding. Rutherglen itself is Australia's spiritual home of fortified Muscat and Topaque, and Morris remains one of the region's most celebrated and internationally acclaimed producers of the style.

Old Premium Rare represents the absolute pinnacle of Morris's Tawny program — a true benchmark, where only the most exceptional vintages are selected and blended for this highly coveted, strictly limited release, well above the entry Classic and mid-tier Grand tiers in the estate's four-level Rutherglen classification system. It's earned genuine critical acclaim: a Gold Medal at the International Wine Challenge, alongside 94 points from Jane Faulkner in Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, who specifically praised its "tight and bright" palate cutting through real richness with lemony acidity. The Real Review's assessment of the full Morris range ranked this Tawny among the estate's very best, describing it as showing genuine age and character with a "very old and rancioed" complexity "more like a very old sherry than a tawny port style" — a sign of real, patient barrel maturation rather than a young, simple tawny. Morris of Rutherglen carries 165 years of family winemaking history, now led by sixth-generation Chief Winemaker Madden Morris, and this Tawny reflects that legacy at its most refined. A serious, special-occasion pour for fortified wine collectors, best paired with dark chocolate, aged cheeses, or simply savoured on its own.