Mariko

9.0

Earthy and peppery. — 4 months ago

Sharon B

9.3

It was a Daou kind of night with the Cab and the Pessimist. — 6 years ago

Michael Riordan

9.5

A great Chardonnay for red wine drinkers! — 12 years ago

Wine Snob

9.5

Wine Enthusiast Best Buy of 2022, $14, great value. Reminds me a bit of Pessimist. — 3 years ago

Clive McNish

9.1

It’s value for money night. This is a nicely balanced and very approachable blend from Austin Hope. It is a little more restrained than the Cabernet which can be a little too sweet and extracted but it has a great combination of fruit and spice flavours. I enjoyed this and would add it to my ‘bankers’ under $30 along with Orin Swifts Abstract and Daou’s The Pessimist. — 7 years ago

Tiffany Sams Cox

9.5

An inner pessimist whispers from my shoulder everytime I open a bottle of WS pinot. You won't like this as much as you liked the last one. I make a fool of myself every time and of course, fawn all over this decadent wine. Though I tend to favor the Sonoma Coast sites, the Allen offers plenty to like folded into a pillowy bosom of warm pie fruits, sassafras, and spice. As always, a complete pleasure to drink. — 11 years ago

Christina Ahlheim

8.9

I liked it more than Chris. He likes Pessimist more for the price. $40 TW. — 6 years ago

Mike Swann

8.9

I’ve never been called a “pessimist”, but when I met her I thought it couldn’t be the real thing. 5 years later we have a brown baby, PLNK and she is selecting private reserve pictures! 😍 — 7 years ago

with KBM

Rebecca Malkin

10

Drinking with mom and Helen!! — 11 years ago