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INTRODUCTION
I was fortunate to begin my career in catering in 1983 with a position in a very
good restaurant, which had an amazing wine list, in the days when they were
buying wines “En Primeur”.
I was only 15 years of age but this was the beginning of my love affair with
wine! I would spend hours in the cellar admiring the amazing Bordeaux and
rich Bourgognes, but the bottle which will always stay in my memory was
the one tucked away in the far corner, a Charmes Chambertin 1949, which I
would admire at least once a week!
Whilst working as Maître D’ at a well-known restaurant near Lyon one of my
responsibilities was to visit vineyards to purchase wines for the restaurant’s
wine list. I visited properties in Champagne, Burgundy and Côtes du Rhône
but the two that remain foremost in my mind are the famous Champagne
house of “Bollinger” and “Faiveley” in Burgundy where I was fortunate enough
to have lunch at “Clos Vougeot”.
I hope that my passion for wine is evident in this list. I have selected wines
from the top wine producing countries of the world so you will find some of
the finest Riojas, the loveliest wines from the Rhône Valley and an extensive
selection of Bordeaux. Some, such as the Cava Krypta, are exclusive to The
Crown Club, one of the few places in England to offer them.
I would be delighted to introduce you to some new wines or perhaps you
would prefer to revisit some old favourites in our beautiful Wine Tasting
Room.
David Legoupil
Food & Beverage Manager
Near the Southernmost point of Africa lies a valley named Hemel-en-Aarde (Heaven and Earth) framed by
mountains and within sight of the ocean, with frost free, soft, beneficial weather and the most perfect clay shale
vineyard soils. Established in 1989, Bouchard Finlayson is a boutique winery (125-hectare property currently has
22 hectares under vine) dedicated to making wines of outstanding quality. Located in the wine region of Walker
Bay, in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley ward, an hour and a half from Cape Town, behind the enchanting coastal
town of Hermanus.
As one of our sister properties, this estate allows us to offer you some of the finest wine the Southern
Hemisphere has to offer. Renowned wine maker Peter Finlayson brings you Burgundian-inspired Pinot Noirs
and Chardonnays. These sought after wines promise a style of elegance and flavour that will certainly surprise
and delight.
Recent Awards
Rated as one of the TOP 20 South African wineries by Mail and Guardian (author Tim James), 2012
2009 Tête de Cuvée
90/100 by the Independent Ratings Guide eRobertParker.com (Neal Martin), August 2011 Gold Medal – Five Nations Wine Challenge
Oct 2012
2010
Tête de Cuvée
Awarded 4.5 stars in the Platter Wine Guide 2012
2010
Galpin Peak Pinot Noir
Rated 93/100 by Wine Spectator Magazine in USA, Sep 2012
2010
Galpin Peak Pinot Noir
Awarded 4.5 stars in the Platter Wine Guide 2012
92 Points by South African sommelier Miguel Chan, April 2012
Rated as the number one wine in the Top12 line-up by 50% of the tasters, Frederic Dasse, April 2012
2011
Galpin Peak Pinot Noir
Best red wine in the Nedbank Green Wine Awards 2012 - BWI
(Biodiversity and Wine initiative) category
2010
Hannibal
Awarded 5 stars in the Platter Wine Guide 2012
Hannibal Rated 99/100 on the South African Wine Index (SAWI) – non-vintage specific
Grand Gold Award – 2012 South African Wine Index (SAWi)
2009 Missionvale Chardonnay
Rated second best of 324 wines with 91/100 in the Top 10 Wines of
Weinwelt Magazine, June 2012
Rated 90/100 by Wine Spectator Magazine in USA, Oct 2012
2010
Double Gold Medal – China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2012
Missionvale Chardonnay
2009 Crocodile’s Lair Chardonnay Rated seventh best of 324 wines with 90/100 in the Top 10 Wines of
Weinwelt Magazine, June 2012
2010
2010
Crocodile’s Lair Chardonnay Awarded 4.5 stars in the Platter Wine Guide 2012
Crocodile’s Lair Chardonnay Grand Gold Award – 2012 South African Wine Index (SAWi)
Kaaimansgat Limited Edition Awarded Gold Medal, Decanter World Wine Awards, May 2012
Chardonnay
Rated 91/100 by Wine Spectator Magazine in USA, Sep 2012
WINE TASTING EXPERIENCE
SOUTH AFRICA
“Blanc de Mer” 2012 (W)
Bouchard Finlayson
Riesling 49 %, Viognier 27 %, Sauvignon Blanc 14 %,
Chardonnay 8 % and Chenin blanc 2 %
“Crocodile’s Lair” 2011 (W)
Bouchard Finlayson
Chardonnay
“Walker Bay” (W)
Bouchard Finlayson
Sauvignon Blanc
“Hannibal” 2009 (R)
Bouchard Finlayson
Sangiovese 50%, Pinot Noir, 22%, Nebbiolo, 13%
Mourvedre 7%, Barbera 6% and Shiraz 2%
“Galpin Peak” 2011 (R)
Bouchard Finlayson
Pinot Noir
5 top quality wines from Bouchard Finlayson, a “Boutique Winery”
in South Africa, served with a chef’s selection of bites
47.00 per person
Available for a minimum of 2 guests
WINE TASTING EXPERIENCE
AUSTRALIA
Beyond the River (W)
Victoria
Chardonnay
Johnnie Q 2012 (W)
South Australia
Chardonnay
Treasure 2010 (R)
Quarissa Wines, Tharbobang
Merlot
Shot in the Dark 2010 (R)
South Australia
Shiraz / Petit Shiraz
Chocolate Box (R)
Rockland Estate, Barossa Valley
Grenache 41%, Shiraz 37% and Mataro 22%
5 top quality wines from some of the best producers in Australia,
served with our chef’s tapas selection.
35.00 per person
Available for a minimum of 6 guests
WINE TASTING EXPERIENCE
BURGUNDY
Mercurey “Chateau de Chamirey” 2007 (W)
Héritiers du Marquis de Jouennes d’Herville
Chardonnay
Pernand Vergeless “1er Cru Sous Frétille” 2007 (W)
Domaine Jean Jacques Girard
Chardonnay
Chassagne Montrachet “1er Cru Domaine Chenevottes” 2008 (W)
Domaine Jean Marc Millot
Chardonnay
Bourgogne “Les Ursulines” 2010 (R)
Domaine Louis Jadot
Pinot Noir
Beaune-Grèves “1er Cru” 2002 (R)
Remoissenet Père & Fils
Pinot Noir
5 top quality wines from the Burgundy area,
served with our chef’s tapas selection.
55.00 per person
Available for a minimum of 6 guests.
WINE TASTING EXPERIENCE
ITALY
Pinot Grigio 2011 (W)
Sartori wine, Veneto
Pinot Grigio
Gavi di Gavi (W)
Piedmont
Cortese
Chianti Riserva (R)
Villa Saletta
Sangiovese
Salice Salentino 2008 (R)
Candido
Aleatico de Puglia
Campoleone Lamborghini (R)
Umbria
50% Sangiovese and 50% Merlot
5 top quality wines from some of the best producers in Italy,
served with our chef’s tapas selection.
42.00 per person
Available for a minimum of 6 guests
CHAMPAGNES
(750ml)
Vintage
Bottle
Brut
101 Guy Cadel (1/2 bottle) NV 26.00
102 Guy Cadel, Old Government House Hotel Cuvée
NV 48.00
103 Guy Cadel, Brut (magnum) NV 95.00
104
Déhu Père & Fils, Brut NV 48.00
105 Pol Roger, Brut NV 68.00
106 Pol Roger, Brut, (1/2 bottle)
NV 35.00
107
Bollinger, Special Cuvée NV 90.00
108
Ruinart, Blanc de Blancs
NV 120.00
Champagne Rosé
111
Déhu Père et Fils, Rosé Prestige Brut
NV 55.00
112 Laurent Perrier, Rosé NV 95.00
Grande Cuvée
115 Perrier Jouët, Cuvée Belle Epoque 2002
165.00
116 Moët et Chandon, Cuvée Dom Pérignon 2002 195.00
117 Pol Roger, Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill
1998
198.00
118 Cristal Roederer 2000 220.00
SPARKLING WINES
(750ml)
120 Prosecco, Romeo, Italy
NV 26.00
121 Louis Bouillot, Perle D’Aurore Rosé Crémant de Bourgogne, France
NV 34.00
122
Kripta Cava, Gran Reserva Augusti Torello Mata , Penedès, Spain
2006
110.00
WHITE WINES
(750ml)
Vintage
Bottle
2011
25.00
202 Sancerre, Domaine du Pré Semelé, Sauvignon 2012
32.00
203 Pouilly Fumé, Château de Tracy, Sauvignon
2010 42.00
FRANCE
Vallée de la Loire
201 Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine sur Lie, Chateau La Cassemichère, Melon de Bourgogne
204 Pouilly Fumé Aubaine, Didier & Jonathan Pabiot 2011
59.00
Côte du Rhône
206 Saint-Joseph, Domaine Côte St Epine, Mickael Desetret 2006
34.00
207
2007 49.00
208 Condrieu, Les Terrasses du Palat, François Villard, Viognier 2009 69.00
209 Hermitage, Domaine Jean Louis Chave 2004 155.00
2007 45.00
2011 24.50
2009 42.00
2012 32.00
Châteauneuf du Pape, Domaine Font de Michelle Bourgogne
Côtes Châlonnaise
211
Mercurey, Château de Chamirey Le Mâconnais
214 Macon Lugny, Les Genièvres 215
Pouilly Fuissé, Clos Reissier, René Perraton, Les Chablis
218
Chablis, Les Classiques, Pascal Bouchard, Chardonnay 219
Chablis, Les Vieilles Vignes, Pascal Bouchard, Chardonnay 2009 39.50
220
Chablis, 1 er Cru Vaillons, Marcel Servin, Chardonnay 2009 55.00
2008 78.00
2006 84.50
Les Côtes de Beaunes
221
222
Chassagne Montrachet 1 er Cru, Domaine Chevenottes
Meursault-Blagny, 1
er Cru,
Louis Latour, Chardonnay Bordeaux
225
Graves, Thomas Barton Reserve 2011
29.50
226
Château Laville Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan 1994 180.00
2007 62.00
2008 45.00
Alsace
231
Pinot Gris R .P. Trimbach Provence
235
Bandol Tempier WHITE WINES
(750ml)
Vintage
Bottle
2011 25.00
2010 28.00
2010 29.50
246 Seifried, Gewürztraminer, Nelson 2011
29.50
247 2011 32.00
NV 25.00
ITALY
241 Pinot Grigio, Sartori, Veneto 242 Gavi Giustiniana, DOCG, Piedmont NEW ZEALAND
245 Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay, Chardonnay, Hawkes Bay Stanley Estate, Pinot Gris, Awatere Valley AUSTRALIA
251 Beyond the River, Chardonnay, Victoria 252
Johnnie Q, Semillon Sauvignon, South Australia 2011/12 28.50
255 Camino Cellars, Chardonnay, Monterey County 2009 34.00
2012 24.00
USA
SOUTH AFRICA
Blend
261 Bouchard Finlayson, Blanc de Mer Sauvignon Blanc
262
Bouchard Finlayson, Walker Bay 2012 29.50
263
Bouchard Finlayson, Walker Bay, Reserve 2010 35.00
2011
31.50
265 Bouchard Finlayson, Sans Barrique 2010 32.00
266 Bouchard Finlayson, Missionvale 2006 34.00
2010 32.00
2011 28.00
2011 30.00
Chardonnay
264 Bouchard Finlayson, Crocodile’s Lair AUSTRIA
271 Grüner Veltiner, Nikilaihof, Hefeabzug (bio) SPAIN
275 Verdejo, José Pariente, Rueda 276 Albarino, Abadia de San Campo, Bodegas T. Gauda RED WINES
(750ml)
Vintage
Bottle
2009 32.00
303 Gigondas, Domaine de Longue Toque, Gabriel Meffre
2009 35.00
304 Châteauneuf du Pape, Télégramme 2007 52.00
305 Rasteau, Fleur de Confiance, Domaine de la Soumade 2006 85.00
306 Beaujolais Villages, Victor Berard, Gamay 2011 25.00
307 Brouilly, Château du Pierreux , Mommessin, Gamay
2011 29.00
308 Fleurie, Domaine de Gry-Sablon, Gamay 2012 36.00
2009 48.00
FRANCE
Vallée de la Loire
301
Saumur Champigny, Clos des Cordeliers, Cabernet Franc Côte du Rhône
Bourgogne
Le Beaujolais
Le Chalonnais
310 Givry 1 er Cru, Domaine Mouton, Pinot Noir La Côte de Beaune
311 Savigny Les Beaunes, Domaine J.J. Girard, Pinot Noir 1 er Cru Les Rouvrettes
2009 49.00
312 Beaune Grèves, Remoissenet 2002 69.00
La Côte de Nuit
313 Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Couvent des Jacobins, Louis Jadot 2010 32.00
314 Nuits Saint Georges, Les Charmottes, Georges Chicotot 2010 69.50
2007 54.00
2009/10 28.50
2007 42.00
Provence
315 Bandol, Domaine Tempier Bordeaux
Bordeaux Supérieur
316 Château Reynier Canon-Fronsac
317 Château La Roche Gaby Haut-Médoc
318 Château Ramage La Batisse 2007 45.00
319 Château Camensac, 5 ème Cru Classé 1990 97.00
2004 52.00
322 Château Cantin, Grand Cru Classé 2010 71.50
323 2006 165.00
2009 58.00
2000 3750.00
Saint-Emilion
321 Château Canset de la Tour, Grand Cru Classé Château Faugères, Grand Cru Classé Saint Julien
324 Château Lalande Pomerol
327 Château Pétrus RED WINES
(750ml)
Bordeaux (continued)
Vintage
Bottle
328 Château Chevalier de Lascombes, 2 ème Cru Classé 2008
72.00
er Cru
2000
890.00
2008 68.00
2000 820.00
Margaux
329 Château Margaux , 1
Classé
Pauillac
330 Château Batailley 5 ème Cru Classé
331 Château Mouton Rothschild, 1
er Cru
Classé Saint Estèphe
332 Château L’Enclos Bonis 2007 42.00
333 Château Beau-Site, Cru Bourgeois 2005
65.00
2007 27.00
2011 31.00
336 Salice Salentino, Candido
2008 32.00
337 2004
48.00
338 Campoleone Lamborghini, Umbria 2003 65.00
339 Barolo Brunate, Axienda Agricola Ceretto 2004 90.00
340 Amarone della Valpolicella, Marion 2008 120.00
2009 27.50
343 Terram, Priorats 2007 65.00
344 Grand Reserva, Bodega Arroyo 2003 68.00
345 Rioja, 200 Monges, Bodega Vinicola Real
2005 90.00
346 Imperial Rioja Grand Reserva, Cune 1999 95.00
347 Shot in The Dark , Shiraz/Petit Shiraz, South Australia 2010 28.00
348 Treasure, Quarissa Wines, Merlot, Tharbobang 2010 28.00
349 Chocolate Box , Rocland Estate, Cherry Chocolate, Barossa 2010
36.00
350 Stanley Estate, Pinot Noir, Awatere Valley 2010 40.00
351 2010 40.00
2008 40.00
2011 48.00
2007 155.00
ITALY
334 Chianti Riserva, Villa Saletta 335 Ripasso Valpolicella, Allegrini Corte Giara Borgo Saletta, Villa Saletta SPAIN
341 Museum Vinea Crianza, Cigales AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
Elephant Hill, Syrah, Hawkes Bay SOUTH AFRICA
352 Bouchard Finlayson, Hannibal, Blend 353 Bouchard Finlayson, Galpin Peak , Pinot Noir 354 Bouchard Finlayson, Tête de Cuvée, Pinot Noir RED WINES
(750ml)
Vintage
Bottle
2010 36.00
2005 43.50
2010 24.00
2012 32.00
Vintage
Bottle
401 Côte de Provence, Le Beauchamp, Mommessin 2011 22.00
402 Château La Jaubertie, Bordeaux (Organic) 2012 25.00
403 Domaine Ott, Château de Selle, Bandol, Provence 2007 57.00
2011 22.00
2011 29.50
USA
355 Incredible Zinfandel, Pasos Robles 356 Au Bon Climat, Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley SOUTH AMERICA
357
Inspira Reserva, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile 358 Altos Las Hormigas, Argentina Rosé WiNes
(750ml)
FRANCE
ITALY
404 Pinot Grigio, Sartori, Blush NEW ZEALAND
405
Tiki Estate, Pinot Noir, Marlborough Sweet WiNes
(BOTTLE SIzE VARIES. PLEASE ASK THE TEAM)
Vintage
50ml
Bottle
WINES
501 Douce Surprise, France NV 7.00 28.00
NV 8.00 32.00
503 Château Fayau, France 2007 5.00 36.00
504 Thomas Barton, Reserve, Sauternes 2010 8.00 505 Vieux Pineau des Charentes, France NV
502 Muscat Beaumes de Venise 506 Olivares, Spain 507
Oremus Tokaji Aszu, Hungary 2006 NV 47.00
- 50.00
6.00
56.00
- 90.00