Thomas Duroux
Affiliation
Château Palmer
Converting Château Palmer to biodynamic viticulture starting in 2008
i. Biography
Thomas Duroux is the General Manager and CEO of Château Palmer in Margaux, Bordeaux, a position he has held since 2004. Born in Bordeaux in 1970 to a French father and Italian mother, he trained as an agricultural engineer and oenologist, bringing international experience from positions at Tokaj vineyards in Hungary, Tenuta dell'Ornellaia in Tuscany, and work with the Mondavi family. Since his arrival at Château Palmer, Duroux has transformed the estate into one of Bordeaux's most consistent producers by implementing biodynamic viticulture, cataloguing 106 separate vineyard parcels for independent vinification, and establishing the estate as Bordeaux's leading certified biodynamic producer.
The Archive
Selected Works & Focus Areas
Focus 01
Converting Château Palmer to biodynamic viticulture starting in 2008
Focus 02
Cataloguing and independently vinifying 106 separate vineyard parcels at Château Palmer
Focus 03
Establishing Château Palmer as Bordeaux's leading certified biodynamic producer
Focus 04
Modernizing Château Palmer's vat rooms, barrel cellar, sorting facilities, and bottling operations
Focus 05
Creating the 'Historical' wine line, reviving the 'Hermitageised' winemaking tradition
Focus 06
Making Château Palmer one of Margaux's most consistent producers and one of Bordeaux's most collected wines