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28 WAC Magazine | wac.net Roux Père & Fils Chambolle-Musigny, French Burgundy • 2017 $100 Located in the village of Saint-Aubin in the Côte- d'Or in northeastern France, Domaine Roux has been cultivating vines since 1885. This Pinot Noir reveals the unique character of the Roux vineyard. Leonetti Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington • 2016 $215 (1.5 liters) Leonetti was Walla Walla's first commer- cial winery. This wine exhibits a complex nose of dried rosemary, sage, and lavender. Plum and blackberry saturate the palate and lead to a long, lush finish. Perrier-Jouet "Fleur De Champagne" Brut, France • 2002 $135 Located in the Côte des Blancs, in the heart of Champagne's "Golden Triangle," Perrier-Jouet enjoys an ideal terroir. Wine Spectator notes that this vintage offers notes of apple pie and candied lemon peel. Apolloni Vineyards Barrel Select Pinot Noir, Oregon • 2016 $135 Bottled from a single selected barrel from the best vineyard lot and bought at Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction, this wine represents the best of the Willamette Valley's most celebrated grape. To boot, 2016 is rated as one of the greatest vintages in the history of Oregon wines. Hess Collection "The Lion" Cabernet Sauvignon, California • 2013 $150 This is the wine that caused The Wine Ad- vocate's Robert Parker to exclaim: "If this is what we can continue to expect from Hess Collection, they are on a quick, express eleva- tor to the top." It's an opaque full-bodied wine that epitomizes North- ern California viticulture. Perfect pours Vintage holidays from the WAC wine cellar.