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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.
Wirra Wirra Yandra Vineyard Chardonnay

Wirra Wirra Yandra Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

A strong release, ticking the boxes for power, complexity, detail and length. A stubborn sheath of flinty reduction sits over...
Wirra Wirra The Absoncder Grenance ()

Wirra Wirra The Absconder Grenache 2024 

Warm sand meets pure, lifted red fruits — raspberry coulis, redcurrant, Bing cherry and mashed strawberry — with white pepper,...
Yalumba The Caley Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz

Yalumba The Caley Cabernet & Shiraz 2021

Elegant and restrained, showing class from the outset. Dusty cedar, cassis and blood plum open before unfurling into tilled earth,...
Yalumba The Tri Centenary Grenache

Yalumba The Tri-Centenary Grenache 2024

From a two acre block in the Yalumba Tri-Centenary vineyard where the vines were planted in 1889. This could easily...
Yalumba The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon

Yalumba The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Restraint and complexity are the calling cards here, with suave notes of bay leaf, fine cedar, blackcurrant pastille, vanilla paste,...
Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz

Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz 2023

The quintessential Australian blend shows its worth nicely here. Plum, redcurrant, sandalwood, black pepper and blackberry lead the charge. With...
Yalumba The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz

Yalumba The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz 2021

From some of the oldest Shiraz vines in the world, dating back to 1854. Bordering on opaque, with a deep...
Yalumba The Steeple Shiraz

Yalumba The Steeple Shiraz 2022

A lot of oak at the fore initially — unsurprising given its 16 months in French barriques, 24% new. Cedar,...
Howard Park Jeté Premier Brut NV

Howard Park Jeté Premier Brut NV 

Good depth and restraint on display. Red apple flesh, sweet Meyer lemon, brioche, toast and a creamy element sit at...
Jeté Rose NV ()()

Howard Park Jeté Rosé NV

A lovely rose-gold hue. Blood orange, red rose, wild strawberry and nutritional yeast set the scene, with peach blossom adding...
NV Howard Park Grand Jete

Howard Park Jeté Grand Vintage 2020 

Restrained and composed, opening with brine, sea salt, Meyer lemon, white peach and baked apple, before delicate pastry dough and...
Henschke Joseph Hill AH S ()

Henschke Joseph Hill Gewürztraminer 2025

There’s no mistaking the variety as classic Gewürztraminer notes leap from the glass. Turkish delight, rose water and apricot blossom...
Henschke Peggy's Hill Riesling EV S nonknurled Over ()

Henschke Peggy’s Hill Riesling 2025

This is lifted and bright Eden Valley Riesling, hitting all of the regional markers well. Lime, wet stone, lemon peel...
Henschke Percival's Mill AH S ()

Henschke Percival’s Mill Grüner Veltliner 2025

This has some classic varietal character with spice complexity woven neatly through defined fruit. White peach, white pepper, honeydew melon,...
Henschke Julius Riesling S onwards nonknurled Over ()

Henschke Julius Riesling 2025

The immediacy of this wine’s depth is what’s striking straight off. It’s floral and refined with a sense of brimming...
Henschke Green's Hill Riesling AH S ()

Henschke Green’s Hill Riesling 2025

This is a brightly lit Riesling of immediate appeal with refreshing energy and mineral tension. Lime cordial, sweet jasmine, green...
Henschke Johanne Ida Selma Disg L USE ()

Henschke Johanne Ida Selma Blanc de Noir MD

Here we have hand-selected Pinot Noir from Lenswood and a wine made from multiple vintages spanning 1999 to 2019. This...
Sparkling

Marnong Estate Blanc de Blancs 2022

A chiselled, fine-spun sparkling that unfurls slowly in the glass, revealing ripe lemon, green apple, salted water cracker and brine,...
FIano

Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Fiano 2024

An arresting aromatic profile opens with white grapefruit, lemon pith, cheese cloth and sliced fennel, before air unlocks subtler tones...
Chardonnay SV

Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Stubborn flinty reduction dominates initially, before stepping aside to reveal cashew nut, brine, grapefruit, white pear and lemon pith. The...
Chardonnay Estate

Marnong Estate Chardonnay 2024

Much like the Single Vineyard Chardonnay, this opens with pronounced gunsmoke reduction, before brine and cashew cream emerge, joined by...
Lono

Lono Rosé 2025

As the name suggests, we’re in the low- and no-alcohol realm for this wine. It’s made from King Valley Shiraz...
Leeuwin Estate Prelude Vineyards Chardonnay Bottle Shot

Leeuwin Estate Prelude Chardonnay 2024

Producer. Producer. Producer. Despite the 2024 naysaying (at least for Chardonnay) on account of its warmth, this is unsurprisingly all...
Leeuwin Estate Art Series Riesling Bottle Shot

Leeuwin Estate Art Series Riesling 2025

Quite an opulent opening here, led by cantaloupe, white peach, ripe lime, lemongrass and green apple, followed by flickers of...

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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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