Domaine François Lumpp


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THE ESTATE

Francois and Isabelle Lumpp own this frankly amazing 9 hectare domaine in Givry and for the those in the know it’s so much more than it AOP title. So often the collector and sommelier dismiss the wines of Givry vs their royal counterparts in Cote d’Or. These are superstar wines that are simply ridiculous value for high quality red Burgundy. I first discovered Francois Lumpp’s wines via a ‘tip off’ from Mounir Saouma, owner of the iconic Lucien le Moine wines of Burgundy.  Francois inherited his families vineyards in the late 1970’s and then started his own label in 1991. He is focused entirely on the best premier cru sites of Givry. Givry so often confused with its more famous brother Gevry in the Cote d’Or but can produce stunning Pinot Noir of structure and finesse, particularly when handled by Francois.

 

THE WINEMAKING

Whites are whole bunched pressed, left for 24 hours to settle under chilled conditions then a small racking off gross lees before going into tank to start the ferment then transferred to barrel. Damy & Taransaud cooperage used for the whites of which 30% is new. Francois emphasizes he gets barrels with very low toasting. No racking during elevage, 12 months.

Red’s are 100% destemmed, fermented in open top tanks. No racking after pressing and placed in Taransaud barrels of which 70% new. Anne Cecile (daughter) mentions that you can hardly see the toasting in the barrels it so light. No racking during elevage, 12 months.

 

 THE VILLAGE OF GIVRY

Firstly, legally you can plant Chardonnay or Pinot Noir in any 1er Cru albeit most plant Pinot Noir. The appellation as Francois describes it can be split into 3 general zones. The northern part has red soils due to the iron oxide presence dotted with small particles of limestone. Clos Jus and Brulee Crus have the highest % on this iron influence, in fact Clos Jus is perhaps the Clos de Vougeot of the village in that the 1er Cru is divided among many growers. At the Southern end of the appellation is yellow soil (Marne) and lots of Calcare/Limestone, giving more elegance to the wines from this area (Crausot, La Plante, En Cras Long). The middle part shares across the plots a mix of the North and South soil types.