Crozes-Hermitage

Crozes-Hermitage is an appellation in France, covering 4,226.4 ha across 11 communes. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 1.8 km north-east of Tournon-sur-Rhône and 18 km north of Valence.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Official name

Crozes-Hermitage ou Crozes-Ermitage

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

4,226.4 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

15.95 × 10.32 km

Centre

45.0816° N, 4.8411° E

Grapes

Marsanne, Roussanne, Syrah

Max yield

50 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Valence

Where it is

Nearest town

1.8 km north-east of Tournon-sur-Rhône

Nearest city

18 km north of Valence 63,864 people

To the sea

167 km

Rivers nearby

Rhône (0.3 km) · Arc (8.7 km)

Same latitude

Eola-Amity Hills (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

115–375 m

Mean elevation

167 m

Mean slope

4.9° (9 %)

Steepest tenth

above 16°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 60,532 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Northern Rhône

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments87%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 11

• Beaumont-Monteux
• Chanos-Curson
• Crozes-Hermitage
• Erome
• Gervans
• La Roche-De-Glun
• Larnage
• Mercurol-Veaunes
• Pont-De-L'Isere
• Serves-Sur-Rhone
• Tain-L'Hermitage

Wineries · 2

• Domaine Combier
• Domaine Les Bruyères

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)