Thibault Ducroux, Gamay, Morgon, Bourgogne, France 2022

100% Gamay

Thibault Ducroux produces a juicy and youthful yet elevated take on Morgon. This is a new wine using grapes from two vineyards that Thibault farms in the Morgon cru: Les Charmes (60 year-old vines) and Corcelette (80-year old vines) on granite and schist.

Farmed organically by Thibault himself, the grapes are hand-harvested and then undergo the traditional whole-bunch carbonic maceration. Spontaneous fermentation, aging on fine lees in concrete tanks for 8 months. No fining, no filtration, max. 2ppm of 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.