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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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Fleet Wines Leongatha Pinot Noir 2025

Grown on a single site in Leongatha, South Gippsland, north-facing rows on an easterly aspect, with deep, basalt-rich clay loam...
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Fleet Wines Leongatha Chardonnay 2025

A single site in Leongatha, South Gippsland, on north-facing, easterly-aspected slopes over deep red basalt volcanic soils. Planted in 1990....
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Fleet Wines Nostalgia Pinot Noir 2025

Hailing from an original Bass Phillip grower vineyard planted at high density in 1990, this wine is grown on north-facing...
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Oraterra Chardonnay 2024

This is an arresting wine from the outset. There’s immediacy to the fruit before lashings of floral, nutty and mineral...
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Oraterra Pinot Noir 2024

This is complex from the get go with twigs, forest floor, dewy earth and clove notes dancing around a core...
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Novum Riverbrook Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

This is very fresh and alluring with precise fruit and lovely ground spice notes melding beautifully. White peach, grapefruit, pear,...
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Oraterra Pinot Gris 2024

This is a rich, textural and confident Gris somewhat redolent of the more opulent Alsatian style. It’s packed with fig,...
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Grant Burge The Holy Trinity 2023

Plum, dark chocolate, coffee grounds and Christmas spices take centre stage initially before being joined by black pepper, paperbark, orange...
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Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz 2024

Dark fruited and brooding, with black cherry, sweet biscuity oak, mocha, blackberry and plum leading to tilled earth, black pepper,...
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Grant Burge Meshach Shiraz 2024

Deep and restrained in the glass, with notes of blood plum, bay leaf, ground coffee, black liquorice, grilled meat, black...
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Grant Burge Nebu Cabernet Shiraz 2024

Cabernet characteristics lead the aromas with bell pepper, blackcurrant, fine cedar, plum, liquorice, bay leaf and compost. The palate shows...
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St Hugo Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2025

Old potpourri melds with black cherry, raspberry tea and flickering ground coffee before more savoury tones emerge — tilled earth...
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Pipers Brook Chardonnay 2024

Freshness and power holds hands here. It smells of toasted nuts and stone fruits first off – nectarine, peach and...
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Pipers Brook Reserve Pinot Noir 2022

Ethereality and litheness define this wine once given time to blossom in the glass. Pale and translucent ruby garnet. It’s...
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Pipers Brook Syrah 2025

Plum and black pepper intermingle on first look before subtle menthol, raspberry, black cherry and allusions of grilled game meat....
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Heroes Otway Hinterland Chardonnay 2023

James Thomas is finally making the waves his wines deserve. A masterful balance on display here, with fine cedar, white...
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Heroes Otway Hinterland Pinot Noir 2024

This oozes class from the outset, albeit still in the nerviness of youth. Dark cherry, red berries, plum, nutmeg, forest...
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Whisson Lake Black Label Pinot Noir 2023

Pale ruby with garnet edges. Smoky and spicy on the nose, with pomegranate, red plum, Bing cherry, rosewater, cassia bark...
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Whisson Lake Monopole Pinot Noir 2024

10% whole bunch, 15% new oak. There’s some brooding depth to the perfume from the outset that draws you into...
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Whisson Lake White Label Pinot Noir 2024

Whisson Lake should be a household name, and yet their under-the-radar vibe somehow adds to the appeal. Mystery and intrigue...
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Heroes Otway Hinterland Chardonnay 2024

Quite a shy perfume to start with delicate green pear, pickled herbs and lemon sitting coy in the glass. It’s...
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Heroes Otway Hinterland Pinot Noir 2023

It’s a savoury affair from the outset, and in the best way possible. Sauteed mushroom and sous-bois (forest floor, snapped...
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Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

by Tom Kline Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway; 16 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads. The...
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Penfolds Bin 23 Pinot Noir 2025

by Tom Kline Pinot Noir from Tasmania and the Yarra Valley, named for Cellar 23 at Magill Estate; matured in...

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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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