Maurice Goetschy

The Essentials Since 2017, Maurice Goetschy has been winemaker and co-owner at Château Boucarut in Roquemaure, France, working the site with the kind of plain-eyed discipline that comes from listening closely to vineyard conditions. Raised in southern Alsace, Goetschy speaks about place without ornament, but the read is precise: at Château Boucarut, he treats fruit, soil, and climate as elements that can be separated only on paper.

His line — “There is freshness on the right” — is the shorthand of someone who has already measured the balance for himself. The choice of site was practical, not decorative. Goetschy says, “I chose it because for the future it’s better than the left of river,” framing the move as a long-view decision rather than a statement of fashion or status. He also points to the surrounding woods as part of the vineyard’s working conditions: “There are 3000 hectares of woods, which is very important for lowering the temperature.

It keeps the freshness in the soil.” In his reading, woodland, temperature, and soil are one system, and the point is not scenery but the retention of freshness. Value is part of the calculation too, and he names it directly. “I got wonderful terroir for reasonable price. I think Lirac is better than Châteauneuf du Pape.” The comparison is blunt, but it shows how Maurice Goetschy weighs a site: on what it can deliver, what it costs, and what it may still become. At Château Boucarut, that practical assessment sits at the center of the work.

Maurice's signature wines include Lirac Pierres Vivantes, Lirac Blanc D’Schlànga, Tavel Qu’est-ce qu’on attend?, CARMEN, and GUSTAVE.