{"title":"Morris of Rutherglen | Victoria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Morris Wines Winery \u0026amp; Vineyards in Rutherglen, Victoria\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_3a63698b-9b14-4c79-b28d-2a88abd25d3d.jpg?v=1605978519\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor over 155 years, the Morris family have earned their position as one of the most prominent winemaking families in Australia, and their name is now synonymous with 'Liqueur Muscat'. Today, David Morris, the fifth generation of the family to run the winery, ensures the Morris name remains one of Australia's most respected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1859, George Francis Morris established a four hectare vineyard and winery near Rutherglen, on ancient red loam over red and yellow podzolic clay soils. By 1885, the plantings had grown to over 80 hectares, making Morris the largest wine producer in the Southern Hemisphere, but the region's vines were crippled by the spread of phylloxera in 1890. Charles Hugh Morris, son of George, established a new vineyard close to the original plantings in 1897, selling his prize-winning horse to develop the winery. The show jumping horse on the label remains the company's logo to this day. Charles Tempest Morris took over operations in the 1930s to guide the company through the depression and war, and his son Charles Henry Morris became head winemaker in 1953. Charles' son David took over the reins in 1993. Casella Family Brands, also the owner of Peter Lehmann Wines, acquired Morris Wines in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Morris vineyards and winery are situated to the east of Rutherglen, where the climate is warmer and drier. Historically, this resulted in riper grapes, which in turn yielded richer and denser wines. Today, they are better able to control the style of the wines, but Morris still remains in the 'sweet and rich' camp of Rutherglen wine production.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"morris-of-rutherglen-classic-muscat","title":"Morris of Rutherglen Classic Muscat NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor over 155 years, the Morris family have earned their position as one of the most prominent winemaking families in Australia, with their name being synonymous with the production of ‘Liqueur Muscat’ for many years. The grapes for the Classic Liqueur Muscat were all hand harvested and on arrival at the winery were crushed and allowed to start fermentation. Once the desired Baumé level was reached, pressing occurred, and a high strength neutral spirit was added to arrest fermentation, before being transferred into casks for maturation. At blending, a selection of wines from different vintages were chosen, each contributing special characteristics to make a wine with complexity; age, youthfulness, freshness of flavour and consistency of style. In the glass, the wine has a deep brown core with an amber rim. The nose opens with a rich, yet fresh bouquet of rose petals, preserved fruit and nuts. Luscious flavours of sweet spices and dried fruit fill the mouth with a long finish, hinting of oak. It is captivating for its rich and intense flavour. With an average age of around eight years, the Classic Muscat has freshness and varietal character balanced by subtle age complexity from time in barrel.[#intro]Rich \u0026amp; intensely flavoured with luscious flavours of sweet spices \u0026amp; dried fruit...[\/intro] \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morris of Rutherglen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32254488084547,"sku":"NVMORRISCLASSIC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/ClassicMuscatBt.jpg?v=1720789136"},{"product_id":"morris-of-rutherglen-old-premium-rare-liqueur-muscat","title":"Morris of Rutherglen Old Premium Rare Liqueur Muscat NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor over 155 years, the Morris family have earned their position as one of the most prominent winemaking families in Australia, with their name being synonymous with the production of ‘Liqueur Muscat’ for many years. The fruit for the Old Premium Rare had considerable hang time on the vine, allowing for high sugar levels and intense flavours to develop. At the winery the grapes were crushed and allowed to start fermentation. Once the desired Baumé level was reached, pressing occurred and a high strength neutral spirit was added to arrest fermentation, before being transferred into casks for maturation. Only the best wines from the best vintages were chosen to blend the Old Premium Rare Muscat; a true art of balancing very old and much younger material. The older vines impart intense, concentrated and luscious flavours with aged complexity to this wine. These are complimented by fresh fruit characters from the younger wines. In the glass, the wine is a dark olive brown with a green tinge on the rim. An intense bouquet of raisin fruit and soft woody characters delight the nose. The palate shows great depth, length and complexitywith rich and luscious flavours of sweet spices, dried raisins and Christmas pudding.[#intro]A heady combination of luscious sweet spices, intense raisiny fruits \u0026amp; Christmas pudding...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morris of Rutherglen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32254494867523,"sku":"NVMORRISOPRLM","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/RarePremiumMuscatBt.jpg?v=1720790421"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_4b4e52fb-f6f1-4654-bcb2-d614039a59c4.jpg?v=1605978627","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/morris-of-rutherglen-victoria.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}