Morris 2001 Rutherglen Shiraz May 04

From the first sniff, it was obvious this was a big step above the 2000 vintage of this wine. The bouquet showing interesting nuances, with spice, sweet fruit, savoury scents and perfumed soap. It is a mid weight wine with clean fruit and more than its fair share of dusty, but smooth tannins. Savoury on the uptake and mid palate, it finishes sweet with counter drying tannins. Complexity is good for the price point with spice, plum, bitter chocolate and black coffee flavours, and it will go well with a large range of food. Rated as Recommended with *** for value, it is a good restaurant or bistro wine that is easy drinking now but will improve in the short term.