Hermitage

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Hermitage is a prestigious French wine appellation in the northern Rhône Valley, renowned for producing powerful, age-worthy red wines primarily from Syrah grapes.

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Hermitage canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
French wine appellation
climate continental with Mediterranean influences
country France
governingBody INAO
grapeVarietyAllowed Marsanne
Roussanne
Syrah
legalStatus AOC
locatedIn Rhône Valley
surface form: Northern Rhône Valley

Rhône Valley
surface form: Rhône wine region
marketPosition prestige appellation
notableFor highly sought-after wines
limited vineyard area
partOf Côtes du Rhône hierarchy
primaryGrapeVariety Syrah
producesWineStyle red wine
white wine
regionSpecialty blended Marsanne-Roussanne white wines
single-varietal Syrah red wines
reputationFor age-worthy wines
long-lived Syrah
powerful red wines
servingSuggestion suitable for long-term cellaring before consumption
soilType alluvial deposits
granite
loess
styleComparison one of the most powerful expressions of Northern Rhône Syrah
typicalAlcoholLevel relatively high
typicalWhiteWineCharacteristic ability to age
honeyed notes
nutty character
rich texture
typicalWineAroma dark fruit
leather
smoke
spice
violets
typicalWineCharacteristic full-bodied structure
good acidity
high tannin levels
vineyardLocation steep south-facing slopes
whiteWineGrapeVariety Marsanne
Roussanne
wineAgingPotential 10–20 years for quality whites
several decades for top reds
wineColorProduced red
white

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Syrah notableAppellation Hermitage
Rhône Valley hasWineSubregion Hermitage
Cornas similarAppellations Hermitage
Cinsault hasSynonym Hermitage