Anytime that a book or report on Burgundy arrives, I can imagine the conversation over the Lumpp breakfast table. `Nice review for your wines, dear.` `Did they say my wines are solid, workmanlike and ambitious Givrys, dear?` `Of course, dear, well done.` Frustrating though that must be, it is at least part of the truth. There is also perfume and depth and great pleasure to be had from these excellent value wines. In 2009 the Domaine was our first visit and got us off to a flying start. Silky tannins and vivid acidity underpinned the fresh and complex fruit. Isabelle showed us round as Francois - a shy and humble man - rushed about on a series of tasks, over which he took infinite pains. When you see work as meticulous as this, it gives you great confidence in the wines. Since then the wines have continued impressive progress, cementing their staus as some of Burgundy`s finest, hidden wines and best bargains. Francois Lumpp has vineyards on the mid-to-upper-slope `sweet spots` on the rolling hills around Givry, and has a long-established reputation as the village`s premier vigneron. These days, his children Anne-Cecile and Pierre are now firmly established at his side, getting ready to take the domaine into the next generation (CW 01/02/16)
