Dinner with Mr Parker...?

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Tue Aug 19, 2003 9:22 pm

If you had the famous and occasionally controversial R Parker over for dinner what wine would you serve him blind and why?? :shock:

or would you set your dog on him? :wink:

I would probably break out the Magpie Estate Election as I would be interested to see his thoughts, it strikes me as a wine he would love...or a decent NZ red (probably a Craggy Range Syrah or Cab/merlot) to see how it registers (after reading his damning report on NZ reds in his book.)

Anyway...just an "out-of-interest" topic.

GraemeG · Post by **GraemeG** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 8:26 am

Any Grosset riesling wine more than 2 years old - just to prove that they don't 'need drinking within 12 months of vintage' ...!

cheers,
Graeme

BenK · Post by **BenK** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 10:35 am

A Noons Cleanskin.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 2:32 pm

Makes you wonder if he has ever had an aged Grosset? or an aged Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay for that matter as he had similar comments regarding that wine.

Mark P · Post by **Mark P** » Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:27 pm

Maybe a 10yr old Hunter Semillon?

Wizz · Post by **Wizz** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:57 pm

I'd serve him some of his superripe 98+pointers blind and see what he does.

What would you pick Adam?

Lincoln · Post by **Lincoln** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:04 pm

I'd pick a '77 Mount Mary Cabernets :twisted:

Davo · Post by **Davo** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:16 pm

He'd consider himself lucky to get a glass of water at my place.

Muscat Mike · Post by **Muscat Mike** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:57 pm

Davo wrote:He'd consider himself lucky to get a glass of water at my place.

.....and I'm willing to bet you would filter it through your kidneys first, just for him.
MM. :wink:

Anthony Basilone · Post by **Anthony Basilone** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:06 pm

Wizz wrote:I'd serve him some of his superripe 98+pointers blind and see what he does.

What would you pick Adam?

fine example of cross woolarisation that

Adair · Post by **Adair** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:41 pm

1965 Lindies HRB
1986 Vat 1 (from PaulV's cellar)

... that should set him straight!

Adair

Davo · Post by **Davo** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:45 pm

But why on God's earth are you guys trying "to set him straight" ?

Hasn't he and his hordes of minions already stuffed the price of enough of your favourite plonks.

Think before you drink guys. :roll:

Baby Chickpea · Post by **Baby Chickpea** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:23 am

Aged Sparkling red given his previous comments...or 86 Mount Mary Q.!

Ian S · Post by **Ian S** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:26 am

A glass of neat blackcurrant cordial? Well it would be what he'd want :lol:

George Krashos · Post by **George Krashos** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:49 am

Nothing that I personally liked. If he thought it was good stuff, he'd write it up and send the price through the stratosphere.

What I'd really like to do is get a nice aged Latour, decant it into a Mount Mary Quintet bottle and then ask him what he thought.

-- George Krashos

KMP · Post by **KMP** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 12:49 am

Parker is supposed to remember every wine he has tasted - so I would serve up a bottle of Dutschke 2004 Shiraz Brick Road - I'm sure he will remember it!

Mike