S.S. Mandani

9.2

Recommended by Union Square Wines, which is a nice looking shop, but definitely a bit overpriced and the traditional type of wine shop where their natural wine section is 4 bottles big and they love their tradition and pretension. Not opposed to it, just think it’s a blue ocean, why not be open to all possibilities of what something can be?

Long as it tastes good...

In any case, this was recommended to me as the traditional example of Chenin Blanc so decided to up the ante a bit and go for it.

Straw color. Champagne mangoes, slight thyme, orange blossom, and subtle jasmine.

Well-balanced. Simple in its structure, but being a writer I know when something seems simple, it takes a great amount of precision to achieve that nonchalant exceptionalism. Graceful, may be a better word.

Brioche, honeyed pecans, and a bit of tropical fruit and stone fruit. Light to medium acidity. It’s pleasant. Like laying in a hammock on a Monday night. — 4 years ago

Sarah Heston

8.9

New girlfriends. Summer nights. Tye-dye dresses. Men in the shadowy ether of the canyons. This beautiful, bright, optimistic bubbly carries you through the night with a nonchalant ease that invites you into a funky, bready love fest that's so Euro-centric. Don't have money to take a vacation out of USA this year? Buy this. Buy it to share. It's for the family that you make. — 10 years ago

Carole Meredith

9.6

1984 Chateau Nonchalant Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville — 10 years ago

Ryan

9.0

2018 Vintage. 60% semillon, 35% sauvignon blanc, 5% chardonnay. With a fragrant bouquet of white flowers and citrus blossom leads into a juicy-fruity palate bursting with life, tropical/stone fruit notes to open with, citrus to finish. As ever, Margaret River does with nonchalant ease what others can only dream of. The synergistic and seamless union between the varieties provides great structure. — 5 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.3

Such a charming champagne the Grand Cellier! Vilmart & Cie blends this from 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir to great effect running a broad spectrum from fruit to floral countering mineral by texture and persistent pulchritude -a nonchalant beauty off of which one cannot take the eyes. Disgorged June 2015 this is tasting at equipoise right now but would probably even flush out further two more brioche given time. A lovely glass! — 8 years ago

debbie rosenbaum

9.3

"Peakish and nonchalant". Like a guy who knows how to play it cool without seeming like he's trying. — 10 years ago

Maciej Kurka

10

I met Fred at private tasting and thought he was the nicest guy with great wine/soil/vine knowledge who was very nonchalant about it. My emotional connection presents itself with perfect 10 for this wine although his 100% Zinfandel wines are out of this world as well. I mean it too. I wish Fred all the best. He deserves it. — 5 years ago

Rose’s Cafe

9.4

Semi-sweet white blend with a tease of citrus crispness. — 6 years ago

Matt

8.9

Seemed closed but behind the stubbornness there was a nice med bodied syrah that had a touch of everything from aromas, flavor, and structure. Very mineral, pronounced acid, and lovely energetic texture. Grip, yes, but in a very nonchalant way. — 8 years ago

Rose’s Cafe

9.2

We went with some friends to this cool, quirky winery out in Garden Valley. We picked up this really first-rate Cabernet Sauvignon. Juicy berry up front with dried currant at the end. — 10 years ago