The Flying Winemaker Málà Sparkling NV
- 92
- $22
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Here we have a single-vineyard, single-vintage King Valley Prosecco from 2023, and The Flying Winemaker team have done a stellar job. It’s a wine of freshness, definition and tension, with lovely bitterness and savoury notes adding interest. It opens with a burst of pear, green apple, green almond, white flowers and lemon zest, alongside a briny preserved lemon note. Bright and fresh, it delivers well-defined fruit and subtle savouriness. The palate shows a creamy bead and a tensile line of lemon before expanding into flavours of green apple, pear, citrus preserves and almond nuttiness. A saline acidity lifts and extends the finish, giving it lovely drive and tension. At $22, this punches well above its weight.
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.
