Known Unknown - Maraekakaho Gamay 2021

Known Unknown - Maraekakaho Gamay 2021

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We're especially excited about this one and it's something of an evolution for Known Unknown. It's the first of a series of three 2021 wines that are labeled simply with their variety and sub-region (Syrah and Chard will be out later in the year). This is an acknowledgment that these wines are less about crazy winemaking and more about expressing a grape through the lens of a place while they are still fun, bright and fruit-driven they are more serious, expressive and a little bit more at home on the table of a top restaurant than, say, Pink Robots.

Our 2021 Gamay is from the Lucknow Vineyard in Maraekakaho in Central Hawkes Bay… it is a blend of a whole bunch ferment aged in barrels for 10 months and a portion of destemmed fruit that underwent extended maceration on skins for 90 days before being pressed to tank and blended together about 6 weeks ago. As for the wine, we definitely think it sits alongside Cru level Beaujolais as well as other finer examples of the style made here in NZ. It balances ripe, earthy fruit with a hint of vanillin from the oak and a soft herbal note from the extended maceration. It's medium-weight and can be served chilled or cellar temperature and can be aged carefully for up to 5 years from vintage.


The Producer

Wine can be fun!

We make fruit-forward, fun, bright and expressive wine in our urban winery in New Plymouth, Taranaki.

Made by our winemaker Jules van Costello, Known Unknown wine and cider is all about exploration and innovation.

Our philosophy

The world of wine can be exclusive and elitist, however, as an urban winery we’re dedicated to changing that. We want to make wine fun, approachable, accessible, and transparent.

When you visit our wine room, you are also visiting the winery where the wine was made. There are no secrets at Known Unknown.

We look outside the wine world in terms of how we make and sell wine because it pushes the boundaries and pushes us forward. We are influenced by art, design, music and food and thrive on collaborating across disciplines.

Most importantly, our wines are fruit-forward, fun, bright and expressive.

Our winemaking

We make natural and lo-fi wine and cider.

We strive to work with organically grown fruit and process the fruit intuitively without added yeast, mechanical intervention (other than a pump), fining or filtration, and bottle with only minimal added sulfur. We believe this is the best way to express the purity and personality of the fruit we work with.

When we do experiment, we’re led by the fruit itself and seek to express it in a new context rather than impose our own will.

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