Jacques Lemenicier, Cornas, France

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Pure and racy, with an energetic savory edge that pierces the core of damson plum and cherry fruit before giving way to a very strong iron accent on the finish. Shows a lovely echo of lavender. Drink now through 2020. 830 cases made, 54 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Northern Rh?ne / Cornas Select to Add

There's solid grip, with macerated black cherry and fig fruit laced with licorice, sweet tapenade, spice and aged tobacco notes. The long finish has a nice tug of iron and earth. Drink now through 2015. 450 cases made, 56 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Northern Rh?ne / Cornas Select to Add

The 1990 appears to be fuller-bodied and more structured than the 1989, but not as concentrated as his 1988. A big wine, it is rich in color, with a spicy, stemmy earthiness, and gobs of black fruit on the palate. While it is full-bodied, raw, and tough, the potential is there. I do not think it will ever match the 1988 in quality, but it may surpass the 1989. Lemencier produces 8,000 bottles, all of which are unfined and unfiltered, so expect a heavy sediment to form with several years of aging. Last tasted 3/95. The young, wiry, long-haired Jacques Lemencier is an up-and-coming Cornas producer. He apprenticed under Robert Michel before he started his own operation. Lemencier believes in complete destemming. The wines see no new oak, and are bottled after nearly a year in barrel. Lemencier has moved toward an earlier bottling date in order to preserve as much fruit as possible. Like most Cornas producers, he never filters his wines. Lemencier produces very fine Cornas with good intensity and aging potential. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of wine to go around from his 6.2 acres of vineyards. The production, from one parcel with 10-year-old vines, and another with 90-year-old vines, is blended together. Lemencier also produces a tiny amount of St.-Peray blanc, a wine that is monolithic and one-dimensional.

In 1989, not the easiest vintage for the Cornas vignerons, Lemencier produced a fine example. The wine, which Lemencier calls "a cousin of 1987," displays an impressive, deep ruby/purple color, a big, spicy, earthy, mineral, and black-fruit-scented nose, a sweet, expansive palate, some noticeable tannin in the finish, as well as plenty of concentration and extract. It is a classic Cornas for drinking over the next 12-15 years. Last tasted 3/95. The young, wiry, long-haired Jacques Lemencier is an up-and-coming Cornas producer. He apprenticed under Robert Michel before he started his own operation. Lemencier believes in complete destemming. The wines see no new oak, and are bottled after nearly a year in barrel. Lemencier has moved toward an earlier bottling date in order to preserve as much fruit as possible. Like most Cornas producers, he never filters his wines. Lemencier produces very fine Cornas with good intensity and aging potential. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of wine to go around from his 6.2 acres of vineyards. The production, from one parcel with 10-year-old vines, and another with 90-year-old vines, is blended together. Lemencier also produces a tiny amount of St.-Peray blanc, a wine that is monolithic and one-dimensional.

In 1988, Lemencier produced a black/purple-colored wine possessing a huge, chocolaty, cassis-scented nose, rich, concentrated flavors, full body, and solid, but soft tannin in its long finish. It is a heroic effort for Cornas in this vintage. Anticipated maturity: now-2008. Last tasted 11/94. The young, wiry, long-haired Jacques Lemencier is an up-and-coming Cornas producer. He apprenticed under Robert Michel before he started his own operation. Lemencier believes in complete destemming. The wines see no new oak, and are bottled after nearly a year in barrel. Lemencier has moved toward an earlier bottling date in order to preserve as much fruit as possible. Like most Cornas producers, he never filters his wines. Lemencier produces very fine Cornas with good intensity and aging potential. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of wine to go around from his 6.2 acres of vineyards. The production, from one parcel with 10-year-old vines, and another with 90-year-old vines, is blended together. Lemencier also produces a tiny amount of St.-Peray blanc, a wine that is monolithic and one-dimensional.