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.