SPIRITS OF THE GAME By AZ Golf Insider Staff Wine with pedigree
World renowned winemaker Jean Claude Berrouet, who previously presided over 44 vintages at the revered Bordeaux winery Petrus, brings his expertise to Black Tears Malbec by Tapiz Winery in the Mendoza region of Argentina. Malbec has been high in our minds for a number of years, but the inaugural 2013 vintage of Black Tears stands as a quantum leap, a single-estate vineyard at 4,400 feet in the Uco Valley. The Malbec is marked by aromas of vine-ripened dark fruits and a bright, linear palate.
$65 •
bodega-tapiz.com.ar
> Once-in-a-lifetime Experts have called the pending 2018 vintage of Champagne, the iconic bubbly stuff from the region of France of the same name, once-in-a-lifetime, the best harvest and grape quality of the past century. While we wait for delivery, pop the cork on this outstanding non-vintage Brut Grande Cuvee from Champagne Krug, an elite Champagne house with a 175-year history. Full- bodied and drier in style, this sparkling wine offers amazing micro bubbles and subtle apple- toast impressions. After a round, present this bottle as a parting gift to your best customer.
$175 •
krug.com
< A taste of AZ After years of producing fine, hand-crafted furniture in Tucson, the Scotch-loving father-daughter team of Stephen and Amanda Hamilton began dabbling in
distilling and whiskey. But of course everything had to be top-shelf and hyper-local, like using Arizona mesquite for smoking malt prior to fermentation and distilling. By 2013, three distinctly different Whiskeys Del Bac hit the local market, including 90 proof and award-winning Dorado, an aged single-malt Scotch-style whiskey with sweet tobacco and dark chocolate aromas, as well as woody, campfire-spice flavors. Perfect as a gift or conversation piece this season.
$45 •
hamiltondistillers.com 14 | AZ GOLF Insider | ANNUAL 2018
< Swirl, sniff, sip! Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon continues to morph as tastes and trends pull and push wine fans in multiple directions – and it’s a good thing. Pine Ridge steps up to the challenge as a leader among superior- quality producers, and the 2017 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon impresses with every swirl, sniff and sip. The Cab (91 percent), Cab Franc and Petit Verdot blend from the winery’s premiere vineyards at Rutherford and Oakville show cherry- raspberry fruit with finely woven tannins, as well as creamy, silky spice that comes from 17 months in 36 percent new American oak. Start a fire, grill steaks and serve this.
$64 •
pineridgevineyards.com
Where to buy These selections and others are available at fine wine and spirits retailers like Total Wine & More, BevMo and AJ’s Fine Foods Valley-wide.
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