Overview
The 2024 Polperro Coverdale Pinot Noir is a single-vineyard Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir from the Coverdale family vineyard, owned by winemaker Sam Coverdale. Situated on a sheltered northerly slope looking toward the Dandenong Ranges, the site delivers even ripening, mid-palate fruit weight and structured tannins.
This single-vineyard release is produced exclusively from one acre of MV6 clone Pinot Noir. The vineyard is farmed with a sustainability-focused and regenerative approach, incorporating biological, biodynamic and organic practices.
Vintage & Winemaking
The fruit was hand-harvested and destemmed as whole berries into two-tonne open fermenters, then left to begin fermentation naturally. The ferment was not worked until a two to three degree drop in baumƩ, encouraging fermentation inside the berries and increasing aromatic lift.
Once fermentation was active, the wine was hand-plunged two to three times per day for 15 days, then left on skins for a further 15 days post-ferment. It was pressed and matured for 16 months in oak, with 30% new oak, predominantly Sirugue extra-tight-grain, light-toast barrels. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration.
Product Highlights
- Single-vineyard Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir
- From Sam Coverdale's family vineyard
- Produced exclusively from one acre of MV6 clone Pinot Noir
- Hand-harvested fruit
- Natural fermentation in open fermenters
- 16 months oak maturation
- Bottled without fining or filtration
- 92 points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Critic Scores & Reviews
92 points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Tasted 28 May 2026. Deep, dark and brooding, with chocolate, cocoa powder and vanilla notes, supple mouthfeel, firm tannins and a finish that may reveal more with time.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Dark fruits, cherry, plum and quince jam, layered with freshly turned soil.
Palate: Brambly and savoury, with forest floor, spiced quince, blue and black fruits, plum berry compote and puckery tannins. A fine acid line carries elegant length.
Food Pairing
Pair with roast duck, mushroom dishes, lamb cutlets, charcuterie, game birds or earthy vegetable dishes.
Cellaring Potential
Drinking window: 2027-2033.
About Polperro
Polperro is a Mornington Peninsula producer focused on site-specific wines from carefully farmed vineyards. The estate works with sustainability and regenerative agriculture principles, using biological, biodynamic and organic practices to support vineyard health and wine expression.
Specifications
- Producer: Polperro
- Wine: Coverdale Pinot Noir
- Vintage: 2024
- Country: Australia
- Region: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
- Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
- Clone: MV6
- Wine Style: Red Wine
- Alcohol: 13.3%
- Vineyard Elevation: 160m
- Harvest Date: Mid-March
- Maturation: 16 months in oak, 30% new
- Bottle Size: 750ml
