Hermitage

Hermitage is an appellation in France, covering 145.5 ha in Crozes-Hermitage, Larnage and Tain-L'Hermitage. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 1.5 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

Hermitage ou Ermitage ou l'Hermitage ou l'Ermitage

Type

AOC

Category

Vin de paille, Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

145.5 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.92 × 2.64 km

Centre

45.0768° N, 4.8466° E

Grapes

Marsanne, Roussanne, Syrah

Max yield

46 hl/ha

Min planting density

6,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Valence

Where it is

Nearest town

1.5 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)

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

119–325 m

Mean elevation

171 m

Mean slope

14.0° (25 %)

Steepest tenth

above 28°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 32,664 elevation cells of about 7 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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks52%
• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)28%
• Unconsolidated sediments20%

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

Communes · 3

• Crozes-Hermitage
• Larnage
• Tain-L'Hermitage

Sources

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