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Tom Kline

Tom Kline is a Victoria based wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator. He is the Australian contributor for Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and also contributes to the likes of Decanter Magazine (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine to name a few. Tom is a wine show judge, a WSET educator, and an author of consumer-facing wine courses. In 2023, Tom was announced as the winner of the ‘Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column’ at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards held by Wine Communicators of Australia courses.
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Origines Focus Orange Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 94
  • $55
Quite restrained aromatically on first smell before unfolding with soft cinnamon spiced apple, apple blossom, brine, pear, lemon pith and...
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Origines Focus New England Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 94+
  • $55
Sweet pops of nougat and cinnamon spice meld with dusty cedar before yielding to lemon, white nectarine, yellow apple, olive...
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Dalrymple MtLord Bottle

Dalrymple Single Site Mt. Lord Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 94
  • $130
Reticent to start with a dark, brooding and spicy profile. Spiced plum, olive tapenade, liquorice root, damp earth, cedar and...
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Dalrymple Vineyards Single Site Swansea Pinot Noir

Dalrymple Single Site Swansea Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 96
  • $70
Restrained and delicate aromas of plum and dark cherry set the scene, making way for tilled earth, campfire ash, ripe...
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Dalrymple Single Site Pipers River Pinot Noir

Dalrymple Single Site Pipers River Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 94+
  • $70
Smoky, ashy notes meld with earthy beetroot and stemmy spice in an alluring and interesting opening. There’s also plum and...
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Dalrymple Single Site Coal River Valley Pinot Noir

Dalrymple Single Site Coal River Valley Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 95
  • $70
Restrained and reticent straight off with a deep, brooding aromatic profile. Clove, nutmeg, damp earth, and au jus make way...
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Dalrymple Vineyards Single Site Ouse Pinot Noir

Dalrymple Single Site Ouse Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 96
  • $70
Campfire ash and game meat brood in the glass on first smell, before fruit pushes through in the form of...
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Nicolas Delfaud Macon Verze Rouge

Nicolas Delfaud Macon-Verze Rouge 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $85
100% Gamay from 45+ year old vines rooted into limestone on the steep slopes near Verze. Ah, this is delicious....
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Domaine Joly Poulsard

Domaine Joly Poulsard 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $81
Quite an intensely punchy aromatic opening. Braised meat, plum sauce, dried oregano, dried cherry, tangy blood orange and a whisper...
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Jerome Arnoux Revelation Pinot Noir

Jerome Arnoux Revelation Pinot Noir 2019

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 94+
  • $94
Tart forest berries, red cherry, plum skin and cherry pit at the fore, yielding to delicate pops of potpourri, subtle...
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Giacomo Marchiori Uvaggio

Giacomo Marchiori Uvaggio 2021

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $53
A blend of 50% Spanna (Nebbiolo) with the bulk of the remainder made up of Croatina, Barbera, and Freisa amounting...
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Château de Mérande Apremont

Château de Mérande Apremont 1248 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 93+
  • $69
The name ‘Apremont 1248’ is an homage to the nights of November 24th and 25th, 1248, when a huge landslide...
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Blackwell

St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $60
Coal, blackberry and black cherry to start. Nutmeg, earthy root vegetables, game meat, cut leather, cacao nib and smoke to...
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Higher Earth

St Hallett Higher Earth Syrah 2021

Red Wine - Syrah
  • 93+
  • $60
Opaque ruby colour. Pan juice umami, blackberry, black cherry, black tea, rosemary, brown and black spice, a touch of graphite....
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Old Block

St Hallett Old Block Shiraz 2019

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $159
Dark and brooding aromas of dusty cedar and blackberry first up, followed by liquorice root, meat and iodine. Everything clicks...
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mitchell riesling

Mitchell Watervale Riesling 2024

White Wine - Riesling
  • 92
  • $28
Pear, lemon rind, kumquat and green apple intermingle with delicate cinnamon, nectarine skin and smoky grilled peach. It’s surprisingly open...
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Leasingham Bin

Leasingham Bin 61 Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $25
Elegant aromas of spiced plum, mulberry, black tea, mint chocolate, liquorice and nutmeg. The palate is mid-weight with lifted notes...
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Filius Shiraz

Vasse Felix Filius Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 91
  • $30
Lifted aromas of blueberry, mulberry, plum, nutmeg, woodsmoke, and paperbark with a glimmer of vanilla bean beneath. The palate bursts...
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Filius Chardonnay

Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 92
  • $30
Melon, peach skin and yellow apple intermingle with savoury pops of cedar, followed by white peach pulp, mandarin, and apple...
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Filius Sauvignon Blanc Semillon NV

Vasse Felix Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon
  • 92
  • $26
Fresh and lifted aromas of green florals, preserved lemon and lemon juice first up, followed by guava, passionfruit, and lemongrass....
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Filius Cabernet Sauvignon NV

Vasse Felix Filius Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 93
  • $30
Plum, graphite and paperbark on opening, followed by deeper notes of blackcurrant, seaweed and whispers of woodsmoke. This really comes...
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Howard Park Jeté Premier Brut NV

Howard Park Jeté Premier Brut NV 

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $44
Chardonnay 47%, Pinot Noir 43%, Pinot Meunier 10%. Aromas of ripe lemon, lemon zest, white peach skin, wet rock, seaspray,...
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NV Howard Park Grand Jete

Howard Park Jeté Grand Vintage 2019

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $54
Lovely restrained aromas of sea salt over grilled nuts, followed by sea spray, lemon pith, lemon rind, delicate beeswax, and...
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Marchand & Burch Chardonnay

Marchand & Burch Mount Barker Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 95
  • $95
A lovely balanced Chardonnay with complexity and freshness in spades. Grapefruit melds with nougat straight off, before lemon juice and...
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2024 Chardonnay May – Adelaide Hills

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