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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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Mitchell Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz 2019

Bright red plum melds with new leather first off, followed by dried herbs, blackberry, milk chocolate, clove, game meat and...
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Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon 2019

This is very pure and precise with brilliant impact to firmly reinforce the value of Vat 1 Semillon in the...
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Tyrrell’s Vat 47 Chardonnay 2023

Brilliant lifted aromatics present from the outset with quite intensely floral tones — melon, lavender, pear, white peach, white grapefruit,...
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Tyrrell’s Vat 9 Shiraz 2023

Crushed violet, white pepper and grilled meat notes sit above plum preserves and cherry molasses. Air unlocks beautiful savoury notes...
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Tyrrell’s Vat 8 Shiraz Cabernet 2023

This is savoury in its meaty beginnings before some dark fruit notes are quick to fill things out. Iodine, grilled...
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Tyrrell’s Vat 63 Chardonnay Semillon 2023

Lemon, pear and white nectarine fruits sit fresh and pure to start, with notes of gentle toasty cedar, green apple,...
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Yelland & Papps Single Vineyard Old Vine Grenache 2024

From dry-grown Vine Vale vines planted by the Schild family in 1956. The deep sandy soils are captured beautifully here,...

Yelland & Papps Limited Cuvée Grenache 2024

The fruit for this wine came from a neglected block of low-yielding dry-grown bush vines in Marananga that were planted...
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Yelland & Papps Stone Well Syrah 2024

The fruit for this wine comes from a site scattered with pink quartz in the Stone Well sub-region. According to...
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Yelland & Papps Vin de Soif Roussanne Grenache Gris 2024

Here we have a declassified blend taken from Yelland & Papps’ single-vineyard program that didn’t quite make the cut for...
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Yelland & Papps Vin de Soif Grenache Cinsault Mourvèdre 2024

This is built around Yelland & Papps’ declassified Grenache parcels from their single-vineyard selections. Wild raspberry, a dusting of nutmeg,...
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Yelland & Papps YP Shiraz 2024 

Here we have a Shiraz made up of parcels from across the valley, including some declassified from Yelland & Papps’...
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Yelland & Papps Single Vineyard Roussanne 2024

Sourced from a single vineyard in Greenock, this is from 100% free-run juice, wild-fermented and matured in a balance of...

Yelland & Papps Limited Cuvée Shiraz 2023

Sourced from a dry-grown Greenock block planted in the 1960s, this was wild-fermented, basket-pressed and matured in tight-grain French oak....
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SOUMAH Upper Ngumby Chardonnay 2024

There’s depth and substance to the aroma. Ginger, melon, some leesy pastry dough, candied grapefruit and a lick of flint....
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SOUMAH Hexham Chardonnay 2024 

A both powerful and lifted aromatic aesthetic. Grilled nectarine, melon, grilled nuts, lemon pith and rind. Air unlocks some leesy...
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Punt Road Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2024

Macerated strawberry and ripe raspberry lead the charge here, followed by nutmeg spice, dark cherry, a glimmer of earth and...
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Peter Lehmann The Barossan Grenache Rosé 2025 

This is sourced from various subregions across the Barossa Valley, and crafted by the next generation of Peter Lehmann winemakers....
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Springs Road Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2022

Darkly toned in both fruit and savouriness, this Shiraz nevertheless carries a surprising levity. It opens with a lick of...
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Springs Road Kangaroo Island Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 

This Cabernet is juicy, vibrant and elegant, making it very approachable in its youth. The nose sits back initially before...

Craggy Range Te Muna Road Pinot Noir 2024

Dark cherry conserve and hazelnut lead, a swirl unlocking cassia and nutmeg. Forest notes follow – pine mushroom, forest floor,...

Craggy Range Te Muna Road Sauvignon Blanc 2024 

Lemongrass and gooseberry lead, joined by blackcurrant bud, passionfruit, and tonic water. With air, wet stone minerality. Clean and bright,...
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Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown Thorley Chardonnay 2023

This blossoms beautifully in the glass. It’s tight and fine, but firm in its unfurling. Flint, fine cedar, salted pastry...
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Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown Brunnen Pinot Noir 2023

Sweet pops of raspberry coulis, musk, and red rose yield with time in the glass to woody spice, forest floor,...

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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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