{"title":"Bits and Bobs","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the last few months of 2025, we put some wines on the shelf that we knew would sell out immediately if they were online. Many walk-in customers were surprised and delighted to find a bottle of Gonon Saint-Joseph on display, for example, or the Eponyme from Dominique Belluard, the final wine that this legendary winemaker made before passing in 2020. Now that 2025 is over, we've decided to open the shelves to our online community. These are the last bottles we'll have, some have bottle limits, which you'll notice in the item names. Make sure to grab some Patience and Exspectacia from Christian and Thibaut Ducroux. Christian has always believed strongly that his wines should be offered at affordable prices and we stay committed to that ideal. You'll rarely ever find a lower price for Ducroux wines, even in France!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ducroux-22-exspectatia","title":"Ducroux 2022 Exspectatia Vin de France (Limit 6 per customer)","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristian Ducroux' 5 hectare  estate has been certified organic and biodynamic since 1985, and has operated as a nearly self-sufficient farm, producing its own fertilizer and compost, and plowing and harvesting almost entirely without machinery. The vines average over 60 years of age and are replaced by massale selection, giving extremely low yields. The 2022 Exspectatia (the wine formerly known as Regnié) shows a deep opaque red\/black color. Slight reduction, then vivid aromas of blackberry liqueur, blood orange, rose, black pepper, brown spices, earth and licorice. On the palate the wine is very complex with blackberry and red currant fruit, earth, spice and citrus with a long intense finish of black fruits and earth that lingers on the palate. (No added SO2, best consumed on day opened)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fruit of the Vines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44588910903521,"sku":"12013","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/DucrouxExcspectatia_7b7a2449-ac0c-4ef9-a1e6-b5a69a2b5826.jpg?v=1757172867"},{"product_id":"belluard-20-eponyme","title":"Belluard 2020 Eponyme (Limit 2 per customer)","description":"","brand":"Private - PMcG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44588912935137,"sku":"25067","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/BelluardEponyme.jpg?v=1767470941"},{"product_id":"ducroux-22-vin-de-france-patience","title":"Ducroux 2022 Patience Vin de France (Limit 6 per customer)","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Patience' is a special wine that the Ducrouxs make from the last part of the press, that sees \u003cem\u003eat least \u003c\/em\u003eone year elevage in 500L barrels, though sometimes longer. Deeper and more tannic than the 'Exspectatia,' it benefits from 5-10 years of aging before opening. The 2013, tasted at the shop in Jan 2023, was gorgeous, still youthful and bright, with fabulous pure berry fruits and earthy flavors. The 2019, opened in 2025, was more tannic and needed another 5 years. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fruit of the Vines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44991303057633,"sku":"13797","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/DucrouxPatience_392fe072-cdd8-4ab4-a197-dce2a702a4f4.jpg?v=1757172844"},{"product_id":"raffault-2008-chinon-les-picasses","title":"Raffault 2008 Chinon Les Picasses","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Domaine Olga Raffault Chinon \"les Picasses\" is one of the most famous wines in the region - a wine that is delicious young but that often takes twenty years to drink at its best, even longer in a good vintage. Under the direction of Eric de la Vigerie and Sylvie Raffault, quality here has been maintained, and improved, with the adoption of organic farming. The vines averaged about 40 years-old in 2008, a vintage that was cool much of the summer but after a sunny and warm September the grapes were harvested on October 10th with beautiful maturity and concentration, combined with the firm acidity found in this vintage. The wine shows a slightly mature red\/black color with aromas of ripe blackberry, strawberry and prune with, orange rind, earth and musk. The palate is supple and deep with ripe blackberry liqueur and hints of pepper, cocoa, licorice, earth and minerals. The finish is long and sappy with firm acidity. This great Chinon in mid-life cries out for a nice steak, coq au vin  or pork ribs. Drink now after decanting or cellar for ten  more years. (2020 review)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45769007562977,"sku":"18337","price":77.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/08Picasses.jpg?v=1727541636"},{"product_id":"belluard-nv-ayse-savoie-sekt","title":"Belluard NV (2018) Ayse Savoie Sparkling Gringet","description":"","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45868788646113,"sku":"19808","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"gonon-2023-saint-joseph-rouge","title":"Gonon  2023 Saint-Joseph Rouge (Limit 2 per customer)","description":"","brand":"Fruit of the Vines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46164880359649,"sku":"22426","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/gononfront.jpg?v=1767470839"},{"product_id":"langlore-2022-tavel-rose","title":"L'Anglore 2022 Tavel Rose (Limit 1 per Customer)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom an old CSW note on the 2010 Tavel (back when Chambers Street and Ten Bells were the only two places in NYC to get L'Anglore): \"Former bee-keeper Eric Pfifferling has become a great wine-maker, respected for his superb organic vineyard work as well as his careful vinifications without additives or adjustments.\" Those were the days, when the Tavel was $24 a bottle! Times have certainly changed, Eric's sons have taken the reigns at the winery, and this iconic wine is now sought after and rare in the US, though French people will never hesitate to tell you how much of it they drink in Paris! Spicy, deep, and dark with purple fruits, strawberries, and purple flowers on the nose and palate, this is the Tavel that defied expectations for the appellation. The blend is as follows: Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, and Clairette, as is the case with many full-bodied Rhône wines, some white grapes are added to lighten the blend. Truly a mind-bending rosé wine that is lightly tannic, this could pass for a light red without trying too hard...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kermit Lynch Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46326270296289,"sku":"23633","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/LangloreTavel.jpg?v=1767420653"},{"product_id":"ducroux-christian-2024-vin-de-france-exspectatia","title":"Ducroux 2024 Exspectatia Vin de France","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 \"Exspectatia\" is the only wine produced, in tiny quantities, by Thibaut and Christian in 2024. Tangy and lifted, with bright wild raspberry notes and refreshing acidity. Given the darker, black cherry leaning fruit profile of 2022 and 2023, this is definitely a \"gouleyant\" vintage for the Exspectatia, with brighter fruit.  A beautiful glass of pure juice, enjoy without moderation. Christian says it will be drinking perfectly come May 2026, just a few months away! (No added SO2, \u003cem\u003econsume when opened,\u003c\/em\u003e or cellar)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fruit of the Vines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46812300542177,"sku":"26703","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/DucrouxExcspectatia.jpg?v=1757172798"}],"url":"https:\/\/chambersstwines.com\/collections\/bits-and-bobs.oembed","provider":"Chambers Street Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}