I loved the idea of this, thank you!
We spent a while discussing what we would drink to begin. I know we probably should have said where it is we are first, but it did not change, even through a few locations. So, Krug 2003 to start. We are at Tintswalo at Chapmans Peak, Nathan Outlaw is cooking, and Asa at Trivet is somming.
To start we have a Domaine de Chevalier 1990, and then a Grange des Peres (both white). With dessert we had Tirecul la Graviere Cuvee Madame 1996, and then (egged on by Mr Lander) we had a cazottes reine claudes, that we may not have needed. We wobble home.
This prompted my wife and I to relive so many wonderful meals. The wines could easily have been completely different. That Monte Bello is not on the list is only because we are likely to have been eating seafood all evening!
Thank you Nick, it has made us start planning for post lock-down.
Terrible host; I forgot to mention my guests. Terry Frost, Josephine Baker and Adam Yauch.
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Great, thank you Nick. Best Nick
This sounds like an excellent idea. As an aside (and feel free to remove this if it’s not acceptable) you can read the article by Simon Kuper on the FT without a subscription by searching Google for the article title “Simon Kuper’s fantasy dinner party”. If you click a link from a Google search, you can read that particular article for free. This works for some, but not all, newspaper websites.
For me, this is a tough choice. Where is easy – Caves Madeleine in Beaune. I’d happily eat whatever the chef there chose to serve up, because I’ve yet to have a disappointing meal there. They’d probably figure out something to suit the wines perfectly if I organised it with them in advance 
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For wines, I’d probably want a mix of Jura and Burgundy wines. I’d probably start with a good white Burgundy, maybe something from one of the Montrachet villages from Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot or Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. Maybe even one of the Montrachet grand crus from Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. I’d also want a poulsard or trousseau from Pierre Overnoy or Phillipe Bonnard. Last time I was there, I had a bottle of the 2016 Philippe Bornard Côtes du Jura Poulsard “Point Barre”, which would certainly work well. A good Volnay 1er cru from Nicolas Rossignol would be good too, perhaps his “Les Roncerets”. Since this is a fantasy, I’d somehow get hold of a 1959 Romanée Conti. I’d also have a Pierre Overnoy Vin Jaune to go with the cheese course, preferably an older vintage as I’ve always drunk vin jaune too young.
For guests? To start, I’d probably invite author Jim Harrison and his character Dalva Northridge. Both would be erudite conversationalists, and both appreciated good food and wine. I’d probably also invite Henri Jayer, to explain the wines for us. He’d hopefully bring a bottle or two of his '78 Cros Parantoux too 
. I’d probably also invite one of my favourite contemporary winemakers, Nicolas Rossignol, though I’m not sure what he’d make of the invitation from someone he doesn’t know. He might come anyway just to meet Jayer 
. I’d be tempted to agree with Simon Kuper and invite Jancis Robinson too, for her wine knowledge, though I’m not sure what Jancis would make of the invitation either (sorry @JancisRobinson! ). Maybe like Nicolas Rossignol, Jancis might accept purely to meet Henri Jayer!?! 
With this group of people, I’d be the least interesting person present, so that’s no surprise really. I’d probably also invite my parents, who’d appreciate the chance to visit France again.
I’d planned to visit Burgundy this July, and would have likely eaten at Caves Madeleine – albeit without such an impressive wine list, or such good company. Obviously that can’t happen now. At least it’s fun to imagine!