A Toast To You, Marketing Departments
It’s all the rage to change words around for the good of the corporate entity.
From “staycations” to “permalancers”, there are many new ways to keep you busy and on call while the CEO steps out to the golf course. So why can’t you put those very same concepts to work in spicing up your wine rack? We’re starting today. This 2005 Robert Craig Mount Veeder isn’t just a Cabernet… it’s a CaberYAY!
Okay, well, fine. Maybe the traditional world of delicious wine isn’t quite ready to embrace 21st Century marketing concepts. But certainly it, and you, will want to embrace this Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes come from a single vineyard, located at 1800 feet along the summit of Mount Veeder in southwestern Napa Valley. The naturally occurring microclimates make for a very concentrated fruit that is picked at the moment of perfect ripeness from fields that Robert Craig actually helped plant. It’s easy to see why some people refer to him as Robert YAYig!
Wow, still not into that branding concept? Fine, we’ll just stick to the old fashioned way of describing the taste and aroma. This cab has a focused nose of deep blackberry and cassis, laced with white chocolate, a touch of anise, smoky cedar and tobacco. Your palate will be enjoying the flavor of mountain fruit and cassis, with a undercurrent of mocha, bay leaf and licorice. And then you’ll be carried home by the finish, with dark fruit, tannins, and notes of tobacco and vanilla.
It’s exciting when you actually get a little down time. Take advantage of it with a bottle that you’re likely to enjoy. The Robert Craig Mount Veeder 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon will help you make the most of your moments of freedom. Turn that steak into a HOORAYeak! Make that dinner party into a WINNER party! You can’t stop it, people, it’s the future. Tomorrow’s gonna be DoubleplusFUNgood!
2005 Robert Craig:
- Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
- Blend 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc
- 1320 cases produced
- Harvest dates: October 3 – November 1
- Average sugar: 25.2° Brix
- TA: .64
- pH: 3.71
- Alcohol: 14.9%
- Barrel Aging: 19 months in Chateau-style French oak, 80% new and 20% second year
- Bottling Date: June 2007
- Release Date: September 2008
Rules and restrictions:
- Wine sold by winery (or a retailer in your state where necessary)
- You must be 21 or older to order
- Whoever receives the package must be 21 or older
- If you're drunk when the package shows up, you will not be allowed to receive it
- Wine cannot be delivered to a P.O. Box
- We highly recommend you use a business address as your shipping address
Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District Of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
If your state's not on the list, you're out of luck... for now. Keep up with the ever-changing laws over at ShipCompliantBlog.com, and/or sound the alarms with your state assembly person through FreeTheGrapes.org. Meanwhile, all Federal, state and local laws are complied with in providing this wine.
