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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.
St Hallett Faith Shiraz

St Hallet Faith Shiraz 2025

Blackberry jam, plum, prune, old leather, warm asphalt and dark cherry conserve sit above black pepper-on-grilled meat and dark chocolate....
Petaluma Evans Vineyard

Petaluma Evans Coonawarra 2021

Bay leaf rises from the glass with savoury appeal, supported by blackcurrant, pimiento, dried eucalyptus and plum sauce; a swirl...
Blackwell

St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2023

Lovely restraint on the perfume while retaining classic regional character. Blackberry, black cherry, dusty cedar, grilled meat, plum, shortbread oak,...
Old Block

St Hallett Old Block Shiraz 2021

Sits deep in the glass, with liquorice and dark chocolate giving way to dark plum, clove, black pepper, old leather...
Filius Sauvignon Blanc NV

Vasse Felix Filius Sauvignon Blanc 2025

There’s a lovely core of flavour here, on both the nose and the palate — compact, focused, nothing sprawling. Lemongrass,...
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Babo Soave DOC 2023

Made from 85% Garganega with the balance Trebbiano di Soave, this opens with a soft, suave perfume of honey, peach...
Chianti

Babo Chianti 2024

Quite shy initially, but a vigorous swirl reveals plum and dark cherry fruit alongside flickers of rosemary, camphor, bark and...
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Babo Langhe Nebbiolo 2022

Classical aromas of dried rose, dark cherry, cherry cola, sliced fennel and subtle celery root sit restrained in the glass,...
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Xanadu Vinework Viognier 2024

Apricot pastry, dried apricot, subtle manuka honey, poached nectarine, heady jasmine and rose, musk and a sweep of sweet spice....
Provenance Golden Plains Pinot Noir low res

Provenance Golden Plains Pinot Noir 2024

Fresh-cut beets bring a vegetal tone to the opening before brown spice — nutmeg, clove — dark cherry, singed orange...
Provenance Henty Pinot Gris NV

Provenance Henty Pinot Gris 2025

Bosc pear, yellow apple and Meyer lemon lead the charge, followed by more subtle tones of quince jelly and lavosh...
Provenance Geelong Shiraz NV low res

Provenance Shiraz 2024

This opens savoury, with woodsmoke, charred green beans, charred root vegetables, beets, stemminess and black pepper hovering over dark cherry,...
Provenance Geelong Nebbiolo NV low res

Provenance Nebbiolo 2024

A restrained perfume of violets, brick dust, blood orange, cinnamon quill, nutmeg, terracotta edges, bing cherry and a touch of...
Provenance Riesling NV

Provenance Henty Riesling 2025

Delicate and pithy on opening, with sweet lime, lime skin, green apple, lemon oil and lemon pith leading, and wet...
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Provenance Golden Plains Rosé 2025

Pale copper. Musk stick, strawberry coulis, orange peel and an allusion of whipped cream make up an attractive perfume, with...
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Xanadu Stevens Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Plumes of vibrant mulberry leap from the glass before melding with graphite, subtle nori, black pepper, warm gravel, shortbread, black...
RES CAB

Xanadu Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

This sits deep and brooding in the glass with a come-hither sensibility that demands patience. Warm gravel, blackcurrant pastille, bay...
C SHZ

Xanadu Circa 77 Shiraz 2023

Black pepper and mulberry meld nicely on first look before blueberry, dark cherry, violets, baking spices and some gentle toastiness...
NV VW CAB

Xanadu Vinework Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

90% Cabernet Sauvignon with Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and a splash of Merlot. Aged in 20% new French oak for...
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Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

90% Cabernet Sauvignon with equal parts Petit Verdot and Malbec. 14 months in 40% new and 60% seasoned oak. Wonderfully...
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Xanadu Stevens Road Chardonnay 2024

Xanadu are in the zone right now, and this Chardonnay plays into it. High-toned with lashings of white grapefruit and...
RES CHA

Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay 2024

Power and restraint in equal measure on first look. Lemon butter, white peach, green herbs, sea salt and subtly sweet...
Leeuwin Estate Prelude Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Bottle Shot ()

Leeuwin Estate Prelude Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Bay leaf, cocoa powder, blackcurrant, black olive brine, flickers of graphite, shortbread and plum. Savoury complexity hovers over a core...
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Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown Fiano 2025

Made from King Valley fruit off the Corsini family’s La Cantina vineyard. Overnight skin contact, mostly old oak fermentation, three...

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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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