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30 WAC Magazine | wac.net Cor Cellars Tempranillo Rattle Snake Hills • 2014 • $19 A value-priced vintage with a bit of age. This Spanish-style red shows herbal and smoky notes. Offers easy drinking with hints of red fruit. Seven Hills Merlot Walla Walla • 2014 • $38 This vintage has only improved with age. The tannins are dusty and subtly sweet, providing the backbone for a layered body, medium in weight. Wines at the WAC Corliss Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley • 2014 • $85 Multidimensional nose melds black fruit with licorice and coffee. Boasts extraordinary grain and textural density. Utterly classic Cabernet with dark berry and floral flavors. Leonetti Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla • 2014 • $105 Broodingly dark. An explosive nose of coffee, red and black fruits, and Russian sage. Dense and sweet on the palate. Perfect fine-grained tannins help deliver impressive length that lingers. Rocca delle Macìe Roccato Tuscany, Italy • 2010 • $55 Rocca delle Macìe's top wine delivers a 50- 50 expression of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon. Opens with a deep garnet color and aromatic display of dried berry, cassis, and exotic spice. Dry and oaky on the palate. Carpineto Chianti Gran Selezione Tuscany, Italy • 2015 • $62 This Tuscan beauty will age well for another decade or so. Sensuous aromas include black cherry, leather and tar. Rich and smooth. Backed by firm tannins. Shows excellent balance and length.