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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.
Capella Vineyard Pinot Noir

Handpicked Capella Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 92
  • $90
This is restrained and brooding to begin with. Dark berries, a stemmy nuance and an emergent ferrous minerality as well...
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Château Tanunda Grand Barossa GSM

Château Tanunda Grand Barossa Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2023

Red Wine - Grenache - Shiraz
  • 91
  • $25
Strawberry melds with white pepper and a stemmy, herbaceousness to start, followed by red cherry and baked plum. The palate...
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Château Tanunda Grand Barossa Shiraz

Château Tanunda Grand Barossa Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 90
  • $25
Musty aromas of blackberry, warm asphalt, dust and menthol first up, with air and temperature bringing out plum and black...
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Collection Pinot Noir Mornington

Handpicked Collection Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 94
  • $60
Pops of pretty raspberry and strawberry to start, before descending into red currant, stemmy, twiggy spice and a glimmer of...
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Collection Chardonnay Mornington

Handpicked Collection Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2021

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 92+
  • $60
Primary fruit leads the charge here, though in a subdued manner. Ripe nectarine, white peach, ripe lemon, baked apple. There’s...
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Handpicked Collection Chardonnay Tasmania ()

Handpicked Collection Tasmania Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 94+
  • $60
Restrained aromas of cedar wood and nougat to start, before a huge unfurling of white grapefruit, lemon pith, nectarine skin,...
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Evan Evans Wines FIANO Barossa px

Evan Evans Fiano 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $28
There’s a new school vibe here. It’s playful with a side of serious. Gentle aromas of green apple cider, brine,...
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Howard Park Flint Rock Shiraz x

Howard Park Flint Rock Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $30
Dark cherry, blackberry and java plum skin meld with black pepper spice and a core of minerality straight off, making...
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Howard Park Miamup Cabernet Sauvignon x

Howard Park Miamup Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 94
  • $30
Restrained blackcurrant, tangy red plum and subtle bell pepper are lifted by sweet baking spices – nutmeg, cinnamon. There’s a...
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Howard Park Flint Rock Chardonnay x

Howard Park Flint Rock Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $30
Ginger, grapefruit, subtle toastiness, salted lemon, yellow apple and jasmine. Quite pretty and pure aromas with good complexity at the...
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Howard Park Miamup Chardonnay

Howard Park Miamup Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $30
Buttered toast makes way for ginger, grapefruit, nectarine, quince, and grilled nuts. Quite inviting aromas. The palate has a good...
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Howard Park Sauvignon Blanc

Howard Park Sauvignon Blanc 2022

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 90
  • $32
Peach, pineapple skin, dried ginger, salted lemon, a nutty nuance. There’s ample texture to a palate led by peach with...
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Howard Park Miamup SBS ()

Howard Park Miamup Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon
  • 90
  • $30
Pineapple, lemon, gooseberry and passionfruit straight off with a pure, clean and fresh feel. Nothing overt. Pops of slightly sweet...
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reine

Domaine Joly Chardonnay La Reine Côtes du Jura 2019

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 94
  • $72
Punchy aromas of peach skin, apricot flesh, quince, and nectarine are tempered by a hit of sea salt minerality. Hazelnut...
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addos

Domaine Joly Savagnin Sur l’Addos Côtes du Jura 2018

Other - Specialty
  • 95
  • $98
Lovely vibrant pale gold colour. Bursting aromatics of briney minerality, crushed hazelnut and walnut husk are followed by bruised apple,...
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LVDO CABSAV SHIRAZ SMALL

LVDO VERSIONS #1 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $44
Certified biodynamic fruit from a vineyard in Greenock. 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Shiraz. 11 months in a single French puncheon....
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LVDO ROSE SMALL

LVDO Shiraz Rosé McLaren Vale 2023

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $50
From a dry-grown, certified organic vineyard in Sellicks Hill planted in 1990. Whole bunch pressed, wild-fermented and aged in various...
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Petaluma CentralOtago PinotNoir

Petaluma White Label Pinot Noir Central Otago 2023

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 91
  • $29
Ripe black cherry, black plum, blueberry, tar, nutmeg and curry leaf reduction straight off. The fruit notes fill out and...
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White Label Cabernet Sauvignon

Petaluma White Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 92
  • $29
Sweet vanilla and clove from the oak dominate the aromas straight up, before a good swirl of the glass brings...
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Houghton Premium Chardonnay

Houghton Premium Release Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 91
  • $22
Soft aromas of pineapple, peach, ripe lemon and subtle cedar upfront. Some air and warmth brings out a delicate lees-derived...
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Houghton Reserve Chardonnay NV

Houghton Reserve Chardonnay 2023 

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 90
  • $15
Pineapple at fore aromatically, followed by ripe lemon and peach with a touch of nougat in the background. The palate...
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Houghton EV Old Vine Chenin Blanc()

Houghton EV/37 Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2023

White Wine - Chenin Blanc
  • 94
  • $75
Pale straw colour. Rich nutty and smoky aromas lift from the glass initially, before melding with stone and citrus fruits...
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Grant Burge Margaret River Ink Cabernet Sauvignon Bottleshot ml

Grant Burge Margaret River Ink Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 91
  • $22
Named ‘Ink’ after its colour. A mix of sweet fruit and savoury notes lift from the glass; ripe plum, blackberry,...
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Miamba Shiraz

Grant Burge Miamba Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $27
Opaque with a ruby rim. Aromas of mulberry, blackberry and black plum are followed by savoury notes of black olive,...
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Stories

AHW CM Brand Assets

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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