Old Premium Rare Muscat is a fortified produced by Morris of Rutherglen in Rutherglen, Rutherglen, Australia. Made from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 1 vintage; members see when it is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: Fortified
Appellation: Rutherglen
Region: Rutherglen
Country: Australia
Grapes: Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Tasting profile
Structure: full-bodied, medium acidity, sweet
Rare is the top rung of Rutherglen's four-tier fortified classification, requiring an average blend age of at least twenty years, and Morris hold some of the oldest and most revered stocks in the region — a solera reaching back generations, where a few drops of very ancient material transform the whole. Muscat à Petits Grains Rouge picked raisined, fortified, then aged oxidatively in old wood through decades of fierce inland heat, concentrating by evaporation until it is almost opaque and viscous enough to cling to the glass. Raisin, treacle, coffee, orange peel and old wood, intensely sweet, with an acidity that somehow keeps it from cloying. This does not age or decline in any ordinary sense. Pour it in very small glasses.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is a white grape of ancient Mediterranean origin, regarded as the oldest and finest member of the sprawling Muscat family.
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- Rutherglen Muscat — Pfeiffer, Rutherglen
- Seriously Pink Apera — Pfeiffer, Rutherglen
- Cellar Reserve Old Tawny Grand — Morris, Rutherglen
Frequently asked questions
Where is Old Premium Rare Muscat from?
Old Premium Rare Muscat is produced by Morris of Rutherglen in Rutherglen, Rutherglen, Australia.
What grapes are in Old Premium Rare Muscat?
Old Premium Rare Muscat is made from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains.