'Organic Grenache grown in Canowindra. Picked super early, generously foot-stomped by my sisters, then pressed straight to amphora.
The juice was left on gross lees for a lengthy two years and topped up with a bit of Chardonnay throughout. Bottled straight from the pot, zero sulphur.'
Winemaker Hamish McDonald acquired most of his know-how travelling the wine world, with stints in Abruzzo, Bavaria, the Southern Highlands and at Australia’s largest independent organic producer, Tamburlaine. Hopeless Thoughtful is his own label, and the 2023 vintage marks his first release: a trio of wild-edged wines he’s made at home in the sheds, bathtubs and backyards of suburban Wollongong.
