Hermitage Wines
One of Hermitage’s best attributes is its remarkable longevity, which enables one to forget how much one paid for it over the course of at least a decade and then enjoy it for what it is, an inimitable wine with a fabulous expression of terroir. The mighty hill of Hermitage, the jewel in the crown of the Rhône valley, is a saddle shaped mass of granite, on the edge of the Massif Central, that towers over the eponymous town of Tain l’Hermitage towards Valence. Today Hermitage is best know for its complex and powerful red wines made from Syrah, but it would be an error to overlook its superb, multi-layered white wines made from varying ratios of Marsanne and Roussanne. Gérard and Jean-Louis Chave, whose father to son lineage dates back to 1481, own just under 14 hectares of vines on the hill of Hermitage spread across nine different climats, and their Hermitage is also amongst the very best wine of the appellation.
White
Red