Thibault Ducroux, Gamay, Beaujolais Nouveau, Burgundy, France 2024

This Beaujolais Nouveau is a very juicy and fruit-forward wine, as one would expect.

The grapes are hand-harvested and then undergo the traditional whole-bunch carbonic maceration over 3 days at low temperatures in a concrete tank. They then undergo a very slow press. No fining, no filtration, and minimal SO2 added at bottling.

Thibault Ducroux is one of those winemakers who has been enticed by the vine from practically a toddler’s age: the son of a Beaujolais grower, he recalls how quickly he became passionate while learning the basics of the trade in his father’s cellar. His desire to understand more about vine-growing led him to study a classical viticulture-enology course in the region, but the real game-changer came when he discovered the works of Jules Chauvet, the ingenious 20th-century research chemist, winemaker and négociant venerated as the father of the French natural wine movement.