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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.
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Xanadu Stevens Road Chardonnay 2023

This is a classy wine, unfurling beautifully in the glass to reveal a seamless marriage of high-toned, tensile fruit and...
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Xanadu Stevens Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A strong year for Cabernet in Margaret River, and this limited-release wine from a great vineyard in the Wallcliffe subregion...
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Xanadu Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 

Open aromas of cedar, vanilla bean, and bay leaf kick things off, with oak very much at the fore. A...
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Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay 2023

This is a brilliant release. The magic of the Margaret River terroir in a vintage as strong as 2023 has...
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Ninth Island Riesling 2023

This is quite a delicious and fresh citrus-drenched Riesling at $25. Lemon in water, Makrut lime, citrus blossom, oyster shell...
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Ninth Island Sauvignon Blanc 2024

A swath of passionfruit to begin with followed by gooseberry, lemon zest, lemongrass, whispers of green bean. There’s no doubting...
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Ninth Island Pinot Grigio 2024

At $25, most are looking for sound wines true to their varieties. Pear, Golden delicious apple, kumquat and sweet Meyer...
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Ninth Island Rosé 2024

Made from Pinot Noir. This is juicy and full flavoured more than lean and fresh. Pale salmon into brick orange...
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Ninth Island Sparkling Cuvée NV

Value for money on full display here. Traditional method. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier. It takes some time to unfurl,...
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Ninth Island Pinot Noir 2024 

There’s a lot going on here for a Pinot Noir in the mid-twenties! Of all the grapes, this is the...
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Ninth Island Sparkling Rosé NV

Another Ninth Island sparkling punching about its price point. Traditional method. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier. Pale salmon pink. There’s...
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The Flying Winemaker Málà Sparkling NV

Here we have a single-vineyard, single-vintage King Valley Prosecco from 2023, and The Flying Winemaker team have done a stellar...
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Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Putting aside its nervy infancy, this is a brilliant wine from a brilliant producer that expresses its origins now and...
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Leeuwin Estate Art Series Shiraz 2023 

From a much lauded vintage in Margaret River comes Leeuwin Estate’s top Shiraz offering. This is a wine of elegance...
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Rowe Wines Chardonnay 2024

The fruit for this wine is sourced from the Wylco Vineyard, located in the cooler Karridale subregion of Margaret River,...
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Fleet Tarrawarra Chardonnay 2024

The fruit for this wine comes from the acclaimed Denton Vineyard in Tarrawarra, Yarra Valley. Planted in 1995, it’s south-facing...
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Fleet Leongatha Chardonnay 2024

Grown in the red basalt soils of Leongatha on a north facing slope with easterly aspect that was planted in...
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Fleet Lichen Pinot Meunier 2024

The fruit for this wine comes from Clare Burder’s family vineyard in Whitlands at an elevation of 800 metres above...
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Fleet Leongatha Pinot Noir 2024

Grown in the red basalt soils of Leongatha on a north facing slope with easterly aspect that was planted in...
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Fleet Chorus Pinot Noir 2023

According to the Fleet crew, this was “Inspired by viewing the vineyard as a whole and letting the varieties come...
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Fleet Nostalgia Pinot Noir 2023

Here we have Fleet’s attempt at the purest expression of their place. Grown in the red basalt soils of Leongatha...
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Yangarra Ovitelli Blanc McLaren Vale 2023

Here we have a wine made up of 55% Grenache Blanc, 17% Grenache Gris, 17% Roussanne, 7% Clairette and 4%...
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Yangarra Roux Beaute McLaren Vale 2023

100% Roussanne taken from Yangarra’s oldest Roussanne planting. 46% of the final blend was fermented on skins and remained on...
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Yangarra Hickinbotham McLaren Vale Grenache 2023

100% Grenache taken from 1962 planted bush vines in the Hickenbotham Clarendon Vineyard Block 301. 100% destemmed, crushed, and tipped...

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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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