Two nice ones Parker style

[Drew]

Went to my friend Jeff's house yesterday after golf and we decided we needed to open a couple of Parker blessed fruit bombs.

2005 2 Up shiraz - Black/purple in the glass, teeth staining. Silky smooth black and blueberry flavors with a nice hint of tar, very nice when you need this type of fix. Long finish. 14.5%alc/vol. $12 and change from Pops.

2005 Marquis Phillips Cabernet Sauvignon
Similar in color to the 2 Up and again in the style of silky/oily mouthfeel with a few fine grained tannins present throughout. Blackberry and dark fruit flavors (I never really get currant flavors with Oz Cabs). Oak is very present with this one showing toasty vanilla flavors. Very long finish as you might expect with this alcohol %. 15.9% Alc/vol $14

Like Newsguy I do need a fix of these wine styles every now and then. Who can explain? Can you pair these monsters with food? Not I unless it's desert. We didn't realize the MP Cab was almost 16% alcohol until half through the bottle...that's ridiculous! Sparky and Sarah need to be smacked.

Drew