Mount Horrocks Cordon Cut Riesling 2024
890 cases produced
A highly risky and complex process, the making of this wine is very much about seat-of-pants decision making and this is where the experience of 30 vintages certainly helps!” says Stephanie.
The high-risk part comes after the canes that feed the fruit are cut – causing that fruit to concentrate – effectively using the vine as a drying rack for the fruit. Much depends on the weather conditions that follow – sunny and dry conditions work wonders; wet, cold or windy conditions all bring challenges. Stephanie uses intuition to decide the day to harvest.
This is a unique, delicious, concentrated wine that delivers all the hallmarks of riesling – citrus, florals an
d spice; beautifully expressed through an intense yet perfectly balanced palate and a pristine, clean finish.
Tasting Notes
Stephanie’s labour of love, this is the ultimate in reliance on weather to concentrate riesling grapes on the vine.
An excellent season with some hot weather to close was perfect for Cordon Cut. This is a thoroughly engaging wine from start to finish. Fresh, vibrant, luscious lemon and lime juice, with ginger and spice notes. Bright, long acidity keeps it lively, not unctuous and leaves one craving another sip. Quite irresistible. Now to 2035 or more.
Reviews
Halliday Wine Companion
96 PointsThis classic sweet wine of Mount Horrocks is powerful, deeply scented and flavoured. Lots of creme brûlée, toffee apple, sugared almonds, mandarin marmalade and cumquat freshness. A bit of truffle and white mushroom in there, too. Layers and slickness in texture, though the finish finds a brightness underlying. Decadent, but very well balanced. Top notch.
Mike Bennie – January 2025
Top 250 Australian Wines 2024
96 PointsCordon Cut is one of my favourite Australian dessert wines, and Stephanie Toole has beautifully captured the cool and elegant 2024 harvest in her latest release. I love its precision and purity, perfectly capturing a wide kaleidoscope of fruit from lemon and lime to peach and nectarine and the exoticism of apricot and persimmon. Zest and flesh contrast perfectly on a finish of perfectly balanced sweetness and racy, cool season acidity. One of the true greats!.
Tyson Stelzer – October 2024
Huon Hooke – The Real Review
93 PointsBright, light yellow colour with sweetly ripe floral riesling aromas suggesting creamy lees, pastry/applecake, candied citrus peel and spicy bush honey. The palate is slightly raw and firm with a little phenolic hardness and frisky feel undercutting its substantial sweetness. It needs a bit of time to settle, and will be a lovely drink in time. The aromas and flavours are beautiful.Drink 2026–203830 Aug 2024Continue reading →
