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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.
Two Tonne Tasmania STH Pinot

Two Tonne Tasmania STH Pinot Noir 2024

Lovely dark cherry fruit leads, showing a deeper-set feel compared to others in the range. Nutmeg and red rose emerge,...
VinyeardSeries Chardonnay ThreeWishes

Woodlawn Three Wishes Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

There’s loads of interest here, with a metamorphosis from first pour to final sip as the wine relaxes in the...
Woodlawn Waverley Chardonnay

Woodlawn Waverley Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

The best is yet to come for this wine, but its bones are classy – bright, energetic, and finely etched....
VinyeardSeries Chardonnay WoodlawnPark

Woodlawn Park Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

This opens with a pronounced leesy character—salted pastry dough leading into notes of honeysuckle, cheesecloth, and nutmeg. It holds firmly...
Two Tonne Tasmania TMV Pinot

Two Tonne Tasmania TMV Pinot Noir 2024 

This is all about purity and brightness, with a lovely crunchy, refreshing feel. A striking ruby-red colour sets the tone....
VinyeardSeries Pinot Waverley

Woodlawn Waverley Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

Fruit takes a back seat here, giving the wine a Burgundian sensibility – savoury complexity, graceful restraint, and lovely evenness...
VinyeardSeries Pinot ThreeWishes

Woodlawn Three Wishes Pinot Noir 2023

This is intriguing in its complexity, restraint, and suave personality. The nose is initially demure, with subtle notes of blood...
VinyeardSeries Pinot WoodlawnPark

Woodlawn Park Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

This is excellent. The interplay of spice and fruit, the poise and restraint, the structure and length—it had me typing...
Chardonnay Circulus Wine

Circulus Wine Chardonnay 2024 

There’s a well-judged mix of primary fruit and secondary complexity here, with freshness a clear marker. Pear and poached apple...
Pinot Noir Circulus Wine

Circulus Wine Pinot Noir 2024

This is a savoury affair at heart. Notes of snapped twig, desiccated coconut, nutmeg, dried cherry, and Kirsch open into...
Howard Park Miamup Cabernet Sauvignon x

Howard Park Miamup Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 

Soft aromas of earth, cedar, gravel and bay leaf lead the charge before the fruit begins to emerge – blackcurrant...
Howard Park Flint Rock Shiraz x

Howard Park Flint Rock Shiraz 2023

This opens with an inviting savoury edge – grilled meat, au jus, white pepper and dusty cedar offering immediate appeal....
Howard Park Flint Rock Pinot Noir x

Howard Park Flint Rock Pinot Noir 2024

Hats off to Howard Park for producing a Pinot Noir of substance, finesse, and charm at such a modest price...
Howard Park Miamup Chardonnay x

Howard Park Miamup Chardonnay 2024

Sourced mostly from Wilyabrup, this sees 50% French oak (10% new) and 50% stainless steel. Soft aromas of grapefruit and...
Howard Park Miamup SBS ()

Howard Park Miamup Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2024

Bright, fresh and eminently drinkable. Subtle notes of passionfruit, green mango, pineapple and apple lift gently from the glass, followed...
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Howard Park Flint Rock Riesling 2024

Great Southern is a standout region for Riesling, and Howard Park have bottled a strong example that punches well above...
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Cape Jaffa Epic Drop Shiraz 2022

Plum and blackberry sit within an attractive frame of white pepper spice to start, followed by subtle charred meat and...
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Cape Jaffa En Soleil Shiraz 2022

The oak sits very much at the fore on entry, with cedar, vanilla, and leather giving way to baked black...
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Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown Nebbiolo 2024

The fruit for this wine was sourced from a 0.8-hectare site at Wooragee, sitting 450 metres above sea level on...
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Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown Pinot Noir 2024

This is a mix of Palmer and Brunnen fruit, all whole berry fermented with 10 to 15% new oak. It’s...
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Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown Chardonnay 2024

Frost hammered the Thorley vineyard in late October 2023, leaving no fruit to declassify for this wine. Instead, fruit was...
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Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown Riesling 2024

The fruit for this wine comes from a 0.7-hectare site in the Stanley township. Wild fermented to dryness in neutral...
St Hallett Planted

St Hallett Planted 1936 Shiraz 2017

Here we have a new release from the Planted Series – a tribute to the centenarian vines from Barossa and...
St Hallett Faith Shiraz

St Hallett Faith Shiraz 2024

An ever reliable value proposition makes this cuvée name apt. Spiced plum, garrigue, pan juices, blackberry, black pepper, subtle vanilla...

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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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