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Tom Kline

Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.

Dr Edge Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature 2020

Sparkling wines look particularly good on Dredgy. The immediacy of depth is striking: toasted almond, strawberry, redcurrant, sweet almond pastry...

Dr Edge Brut Nature NV

A traditional-method sparkling wine from the Tamar Valley, composed of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. The blend draws predominantly...
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Bellbrae Estate Tetaz Pinot Noir 2023

A classy wine and a very encouraging example of the heights Bellbrae Estate is capable of reaching. Attractive from the...
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Bellbrae Estate Boobs Chardonnay 2024

Green melon and lemon peel meld with ground cinnamon spice before subtle oak-derived woodsmoke adds further complexity. There’s a mineral...
Birdrock

Bellbrae Estate Bird Rock Pinot Noir 2024

Woody spice, earthy tones and subdued fruit lead — paperbark, white tobacco, white cherry, crushed stalk, nutmeg, pine needle and...
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Bellbrae Estate Tetaz Pinot Noir 2022

Dark cherry conserve, plum and woody spice — nutmeg and clove — with allusions of pine mushroom, undergrowth and a...
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Bellbrae Estate Tetaz Pinot Noir 2024

Vegetal tones provide the opening — radish, fresh-cut beets, tomato leaf, green bean and white pepper. Fruit sits in the...
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Bellbrae Estate Tetaz Chardonnay 2023

Rich but nicely controlled and balanced. Savoury on opening with nougat, nut brittle and cedar, making way for deep flint,...
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Petaluma White Label Chardonnay 2025

A classic label, showing well in the warmer 2025 vintage. Vibrant peach and apricot kernel lead, layered over charry and...
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Willem Kurt Beechworth Shiraz 2023 

Two clones were used for this wine, one spending 30 days on skins and the other 90 days, with approximately...
Wirra Wirra The Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon

Wirra Wirra The Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Enticing from the outset, with aromas that are both restrained and immediately complex. Bay leaf, blackcurrant pastille, fine cedar, milk...
Wirra Wirra RSW Shiraz No Vintage

Wirra Wirra R.W.S. Shiraz 2022

Cedar, vanilla paste and cut leather lead, quickly filling out with black olive, dried herbs, paperbark, dark cherry, plum, earth...
Wirra Wirra Hickinbotham Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Wirra Wirra Hickinbotham Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

Classic Cabernet from the outset, with blackcurrant, cedar, sweet vanilla biscuit oak, mint and tilled earth lifting from the glass...
Wirra Wirra Bekkers Clarendon Vineyard Syrah

Wirra Wirra Bekkers Clarendon Vineyard Syrah 2024

Sweet cedar and black pepper spice sit over blood plum, blackberry, black cherry, rubbed mint and grilled meat. Bay leaf...
Wirra Wirra Yandra Vineyard Chardonnay

Wirra Wirra Yandra Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

A strong release, ticking the boxes for power, complexity, detail and length. A stubborn sheath of flinty reduction sits over...
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Wirra Wirra The Absconder Grenache 2024 

Warm sand meets pure, lifted red fruits — raspberry coulis, redcurrant, Bing cherry and mashed strawberry — with white pepper,...
Yalumba The Tri Centenary Grenache

Yalumba The Tri-Centenary Grenache 2024

From a two acre block in the Yalumba Tri-Centenary vineyard where the vines were planted in 1889. This could easily...
Yalumba The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon

Yalumba The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Restraint and complexity are the calling cards here, with suave notes of bay leaf, fine cedar, blackcurrant pastille, vanilla paste,...
Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz

Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz 2023

The quintessential Australian blend shows its worth nicely here. Plum, redcurrant, sandalwood, black pepper and blackberry lead the charge. With...
Yalumba The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz

Yalumba The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz 2021

From some of the oldest Shiraz vines in the world, dating back to 1854. Bordering on opaque, with a deep...
Yalumba The Steeple Shiraz

Yalumba The Steeple Shiraz 2022

A lot of oak at the fore initially — unsurprising given its 16 months in French barriques, 24% new. Cedar,...
Yalumba The Caley Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz

Yalumba The Caley Cabernet & Shiraz 2021

Elegant and restrained, showing class from the outset. Dusty cedar, cassis and blood plum open before unfurling into tilled earth,...
Howard Park Jeté Premier Brut NV

Howard Park Jeté Premier Brut NV 

Good depth and restraint on display. Red apple flesh, sweet Meyer lemon, brioche, toast and a creamy element sit at...
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Howard Park Jeté Rosé NV

A lovely rose-gold hue. Blood orange, red rose, wild strawberry and nutritional yeast set the scene, with peach blossom adding...

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Penfolds Collection 2025 – Tom Kline

2024 Penfolds Bin 23 Pinot Noir | RRP $55 | 93 points A finely wrought Pinot Noir from Tasmania, matured...
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2024 Chardonnay May – Adelaide Hills

A good rhyme always elevates a name, imbuing it with a sense of playfulness and pop while also adding intrigue...
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