A legendary Australian sweet wine that has earned its place among the greats, the 2000 Cordon Cut Riesling shows both the intensity of its unique winemaking process and the elegance of its maker, Stephanie Toole. The “cordon cut” technique, where vine canes are completely severed, allowing the grapes to desiccate naturally on the vine which creates fruit of remarkable concentration, resulting in a wine that sits beautifully between an Auslese and Beerenauslese in style. In the glass, it glows deep golden with an alluring nose of honey, ripe nectarine, lime zest, and tropical fruit. The palate is unctuously sweet yet perfectly balanced by Clare Valley’s hallmark acidity, offering waves of candied citrus, peach, and ginger that flow into a long, pure, and distinguished finish. Even after two decades, the wine retains astonishing freshness and verve beneath its silken texture, evolving towards notes of marmalade, dried apricot, and toffee with time in the glass.
