Aaron Tan

9.3

Shared among two for Lumi at Ides and it was a great wine for progressing through the courses. The minerality and acidity paired well with the light prawn starter, the rich mushroom notes with the porcini agnolotti was a match made in heaven, and the weight as it warmed up meant it stood up well against the beef cheek.

Safe to say it's a pretty incredible expression of riesling. You can almost taste the sun and definitely the age. Great when chilled, but best at room temperature. Mineral, petrol, quince, honey (some bot speaking!), mushroom, linolin, marzipan, and soy sauce. Palate builds on with some tropical fruit notes, butter, cream, and toasted nuts. Gotta agree with Raff (Ides' somm) saying that it drinks like an old Burg. Warm at 13.5% abv, which is expected of a Smaragd. Balanced. Persistent finish! — 9 years ago

Stephen Graybill

9.1

Deliciously smooth and slightly smokey. — 10 years ago

Mike R

9.5

What can I say - this is so delicious - great wine and food for our 25th anniversary - I know o had a few weeks ago bot went with French food so needed older appropriate wine the Lynch bagels works - SMILES!!!!!!!!
— 10 years ago

Ray Song

9.0

Very well balanced red wine. Not too dry bot too sweet. — 11 years ago

Naomi Turner

9.0

Lovely to drink with cheese , smooth and fruity. — 11 years ago

Sasha Agapov

8.9

Interesting! Mushrooms, forest, tobacco, a bot of spice and zesty dried dill. Very loght bodied, almost watery mouth. Mild tannins and no acid to give it a little punch. — 11 years ago

David Kline

9.1

Wow. Really a racy little machine! Pure robotics! Minerally to the core! There is zero body fat. So no cyborg here, just unmitigated acid-injection turbo sex-bot. — 12 years ago

with Courtney

Matthew McCormack

9.6

Bot in beaune - very smokey flavored; comes from the soul — 12 years ago

Ferran Escrivà

8.9

2013. Rare and very tasted. — 12 years ago

Justin Phillips

9.2

Great deal from Costco right now, $15/bot like, $30 at the tasting room — 14 years ago

B

10

Magnum 2007 Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet. Pre-bday lunch at Bot. Definitely glad to drink now- not getting any better. Slightly oxidized, but drink well none the same. Don't wait to drink! — 10 years ago

Kate Whitney

9.1

Delicious, bot of sediment and the cork cracked, but filtered and decanted and it was lovely. — 10 years ago

Pat Sperry

9.0

Delicious syrah, smooth and rich, refined from age-'06 bot from Benchmark, big in mouth with long, fruity finish, graphite and good tension, ample grip from start to finish, vg value at $40 — 10 years ago

barbra r

8.9

fun to drink with food, holds up alone if needed. drank this with cheese, bread, chips and guac. random snack table. wine has peppery red fruit pleasant flavor and great mouth feel. — 10 years ago

Paul Heyrman

9.5

2001 vintage. Bot from MD?
Perfect with marinated rack of lamb. — 11 years ago

John Sheehan

9.5

All time favorite. Wish I bot more — 11 years ago

Alex Guildner

9.2

Ninth bot bot — 12 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.5

Great IPA.
— 12 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.0

Fabulous Rhone blend from @TablasCreek. And fantastic QPR ar $20! Blend of Syrah, Grenache, Mouvedre and Counoise that showering a bot of funk now with red fruit and and an appealing minerality — 12 years ago

Fernik GA

9.6

Losada 2007 uva Mencia , 14% Bierzo León España
10€/bot — 14 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.2

Sure did make an impression. Big, rich, textural, stunning acid drive. Pears, apples, limes, and layers of molten honey! Likely some bot even - hints of it on the palate. Utterly delicious.

Add notes: Domaine des Roches Neuves. Biodynamic focus. L'Insolite - 80+ year old Chenin vines, clayey-limestone, sandstone and flint subsoil. — 10 years ago

B

10

3L 1998 Sassicaia. D fam lunch at Bot. Amazing! Really lush, rich mouthfeel. Tons of ripe, dark fruit- plums, cassis- as well as eucalyptus, mint, leather. Powerful still, but really balanced. Big hit. — 10 years ago

Greg Gregory

9.4

This is a massive wine. Tons of power and structure bot don't touch for a decade. — 10 years ago

with Juan, Sandy and 4 others

Anne Gaffney

10

Love delightful peach color drinking awesome light length. Non description nose though. — 11 years ago

Tom Wood

9.2

Tiniest bot young, still delicious and well balanced. Bright barbera, so much cranberry — 11 years ago

Daniel Kling

9.1

Cherries on the nose. Great taste. Sweet with a bit of spice, but bot too spicy. — 11 years ago

Nik Darlington

9.4

Awesome South African Verdelho blend — 12 years ago

Andy Bartee

Sales Copain Winery

9.0

2009- Bot too shabby — 12 years ago

Matthew McCormack

10

Bot at joes apart in Paris, wonderful pepper bite 2011 — 12 years ago

Bill Belanger

9.8

Stumbled into the Anthill tasting, tasted this one, and bot a bottle. Wonderful! — 12 years ago