Synchromesh 2022 Storm Haven Gold Digger Riesling 750ml

Alan Dickinson makes a dizzy array of Riesling, upwards of 10 each vintage. It is as impossible to keep track of them as it is to pick a favourite. The entry bottling gives an incredible value introduction to the estate, but the single vineyard and block-specific wines have garnered a following for Synchromesh. Dry versions can be eye-wateringly brisk, while those left with more residual sugar taste barely off-dry. Case in point is the Gold Digger, which clocks in at 64 g/l. More important is how it expresses the site, which sits on shattered slate and sandy gravel with metallic elements. Arrow straight and sinewy, it’s like drinking liquid stone. Behind pithy citrus and heritage apples, the acidity roars.

Score: 93 points - Michaela Morris, Decanter