{"product_id":"2024-hopeless-thoughtful-honeybutter","title":"2024 Hopeless Thoughtful Honeybutter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKER: \u003c\/strong\u003eHamish MacDonald \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREGION:\u003c\/strong\u003e Canowindra, NSW \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVARIETY:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chardonnay\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eVITICULTURE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Organic \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganic Chardonnay grown in Canowindra. The grapes were destemmed into an open fermenter and sealed for a gentle carbonic ferment. After 7 days on skins, they were pressed to stainless and left to rest for 12 months. During a cellar clean-up after bottling a red wine, the weld on the tank valve unexpectedly cracked. I made the somewhat irrational decision to empty the light orange wine into the unrinsed, mostly empty, red wine barrel. Initially the wine turned hazy brown, this was not ideal. But time persisted, and 6 months later, the wine was a nice peachy orange colour. It was then bottled without the addition of sulphur straight out of the barrel. So after a total of 7 days on skins, 12 months in stainless, and 6 months in barrel, the wine is here. Tasting Notes: It gives dried apricots, citrus peel, stewed fruits and then opens into a caramel back palate with time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hopeless Thoughtful","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46383734849698,"sku":"11268","price":34.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/6533\/4178\/files\/11_52b1e4f3-8969-4618-bc7c-d2d6c594ab8a.png?v=1765245820","url":"https:\/\/spon.bar\/products\/2024-hopeless-thoughtful-honeybutter","provider":"Spön Bottle Shop and Wine Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}