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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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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...
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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...
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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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Xanadu Stevens Road Chardonnay 2023

This is a classy wine, unfurling beautifully in the glass to reveal a seamless marriage of high-toned, tensile fruit and...
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Xanadu Stevens Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A strong year for Cabernet in Margaret River, and this limited-release wine from a great vineyard in the Wallcliffe subregion...
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Xanadu Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 

Open aromas of cedar, vanilla bean, and bay leaf kick things off, with oak very much at the fore. A...
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Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay 2023

This is a brilliant release. The magic of the Margaret River terroir in a vintage as strong as 2023 has...
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Ninth Island Riesling 2023

This is quite a delicious and fresh citrus-drenched Riesling at $25. Lemon in water, Makrut lime, citrus blossom, oyster shell...
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Ninth Island Sauvignon Blanc 2024

A swath of passionfruit to begin with followed by gooseberry, lemon zest, lemongrass, whispers of green bean. There’s no doubting...
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Ninth Island Pinot Grigio 2024

At $25, most are looking for sound wines true to their varieties. Pear, Golden delicious apple, kumquat and sweet Meyer...
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Ninth Island Rosé 2024

Made from Pinot Noir. This is juicy and full flavoured more than lean and fresh. Pale salmon into brick orange...
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Ninth Island Sparkling Cuvée NV

Value for money on full display here. Traditional method. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier. It takes some time to unfurl,...
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Ninth Island Pinot Noir 2024 

There’s a lot going on here for a Pinot Noir in the mid-twenties! Of all the grapes, this is the...
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Ninth Island Sparkling Rosé NV

Another Ninth Island sparkling punching about its price point. Traditional method. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier. Pale salmon pink. There’s...
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The Flying Winemaker Málà Sparkling NV

Here we have a single-vineyard, single-vintage King Valley Prosecco from 2023, and The Flying Winemaker team have done a stellar...
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Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Putting aside its nervy infancy, this is a brilliant wine from a brilliant producer that expresses its origins now and...
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Leeuwin Estate Art Series Shiraz 2023 

From a much lauded vintage in Margaret River comes Leeuwin Estate’s top Shiraz offering. This is a wine of elegance...
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Rowe Wines Chardonnay 2024

The fruit for this wine is sourced from the Wylco Vineyard, located in the cooler Karridale subregion of Margaret River,...
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Fleet Tarrawarra Chardonnay 2024

The fruit for this wine comes from the acclaimed Denton Vineyard in Tarrawarra, Yarra Valley. Planted in 1995, it’s south-facing...
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Fleet Leongatha Chardonnay 2024

Grown in the red basalt soils of Leongatha on a north facing slope with easterly aspect that was planted 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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