Winemaker
Thomas Duroux
General Manager and CEO, Château Palmer
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Margaux, France
Known for
- Converting Château Palmer to biodynamic viticulture starting in 2008
- Cataloguing and independently vinifying 106 separate vineyard parcels at Château Palmer
- Establishing Château Palmer as Bordeaux's leading certified biodynamic producer
- Modernizing Château Palmer's vat rooms, barrel cellar, sorting facilities, and bottling operations
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.
Profile updated April 2026
