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CROWN ESTATES WINES FOR THE UK MARKET

Crown Estates wines are distributed on the British market by Pol Roger UK Ltd, part of the leading Champagne House, based in Hereford. Due to their status in the UK wine trade and excellent list of fine wines, Pol Roger are the ideal partner for Crown Estates. Hugh Johnson, an investor in the region, who has been known to drink Pol Roger Champagne, once said "Tokaji does for you at the end of the meal what champagne does for you at the beginning" - a perfect partnership."

Pol Roger will be distributing the full range of Crown Estates wines, including an occasional release of the unique wines from the Museum Collection.

Click here for a list of current UK stockists.

The Crown Estates of Hungary wines available on the UK market from Pol Roger include:
 
Dry Wines
Castle Island Furmint and Hárslevelű
The Crown Estates range includes two varietal dry wines made from the local Furmint and Hárslevelű grapes. The wine-making team, advised by Angela Muir MW, has sought to combine the region’s peerless heritage with modern wine-making practices, to produce a fresh and crisp wine with a well-balanced finish.
The wines available are:
2000 Castle Island Furmint
2000 Castle Island Hárslevelű
Click the links for an information sheet (approx 130k)
 
Crown Estates
Fine Aszú and Szamarodni wines
These blended wines are from some of the best vineyards in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region. Crown Estates are one of the few Tokaji houses in the region that produce the full range of wines.
The Aszú range currently available in the UK from Pol Roger is:
Crown Estates 1993 3 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszú
Crown Estates 1990 4 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszú
Crown Estates 1993 5 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszú
Crown Estates 1988 6 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszú
Click the links for an information sheet (approx 130k)
 
Pol Roger also lists the Crown Estates Szamardoni from the excellent 1993 vintage:
Crown Estates 1993 Tokaji Szamarodni Száraz (dry)
Crown Estates 1993 Tokaji Szamarodni Édes (sweet)
 
Szarvas Wines
‘Great First Growth’ Single Vineyard
The finest vineyard in the region, Szarvas was owned by the Hungarian Crown from 1715 to 1918. As the best location in the region it was decreed ‘great first growth’ in the 1730s. Produced on the 45 hectare estate that nestles on the southern slopes of the Tokaji mountain, a site that is highly susceptible to botrytis. The distinctive Szarvas Tokaji Aszú wine is aged in ancient cellars under a C18th Mansion in Tarcal.
The following Szarvas wines are distributed in the UK by Pol Roger:
Crown Estates 1991 Szarvas 4 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszú
Crown Estates 1994 Szarvas 6 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszú
Crown Estates 1993 Szarvas Tokaji Aszú Essencia
Click the links for an information sheet (approx 130k)
 
Pol Roger has included one wine from the Crown Estates Museum Collection on its UK list. This is the 1972 5 puttonyos Tokaji Aszú. 1972 was the vintage of the 20th Century and Crown Estates have a good stocks of wine from this vintage in the Museum Cellar.