Even Keel Wines

Region:

Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula

Address:

150 Red Hill Road, Redhill, VIC, 3937, Australia

Website:

https://www.polperrowines.com.au/

Description:

First, there was Even Keel. Before Winemaker Sam Coverdale found “a patch of dirt” to care for as his own, it was with Even Keel Wines that he first forged his path establishing his own wine label in 2006. As a young winemaker setting out Sam’s dad bestowed on him some fatherly advice: “For once in your life, Sam, keep on an even keel!” The nod to keeping a vessel’s keel in a level position, assuring balance and smooth sailing provided ballast to the label that remains as relevant today as ever. With Sam still at the helm, the label has remained a constant, even as Sam set down roots on the Mornington Peninsula and established Polperro Wines. The winery in Red Hill provides a home for both labels but while Polperro digs deep into single vineyard expressions, Even Keel is a label-at-large: Sam Coverdale’s edit of Australian wine regions of note. Each region is selected for having conditions best suited to specific varieties—be it Pinot Noir from the Mornington Peninsula, Chardonnay from Tumbarumba or Shiraz from Heathcote—but with enough elasticity to follow his curiosity in exploring alternative varietals such as Cortese, Fiano and Tempranillo. Working with trusted grower partners across the regions, often former colleagues or relationships cultivated earlier in his winemaking career, Sam is entrusted with input throughout the growing season. At harvest, the fruit is carefully hand-picked and then vinified and matured at the winery on the Mornington Peninsula. The same care and dedication is shown to these selected parcels of fruit as to the wines of the Polperro label. The resulting wines are Sam’s interpretation of each region, always in pursuit of consistency, refinement and balance. And never without a spirit of adventure and curiosity.

Email:

marketing@polperrowines.com

Phone:

+61 3 5989 2471