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Northern Rhône French Wine region
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Northern Rhône:
Wines of the Northern Rhône
Cote-Rotie ("roasted slope"), one of
France's most exciting red wine appellations,
lies in the far north of the northern Rhône,
well beyond the town of Tain where the major negociants
and Hermitage is located. Some believe it is the
site of the first vineyard cultivation in ancient
Gaul. Vineyards have been carved into the steep
hillsides here since the time the Romans settled
the nearby town of Vienne. Viticulture is difficult
here, with vines planted in schist banked high
above the Rhône River to maximize sun exposure.
Hermitage is the northern Rhône's most
famous red wine appellation. A small district,
Hermitage produces remarkably rich, deeply-colored,
aromatic red wines made only from Syrah, and complex
white wines blended from Marsanne and Roussane.
In the 18th and 19th century, Hermitage wines
commanded prices akin to First-Growth Bordeaux.
Hermitage is located on a granitic hill of about
311 acres, with southern exposure, and a number
of different soil types divided into various climats
within the vineyard. The granite and exposure
encourage optimal ripening of the grapes. So closely
is the variety Syrah identified with the appellation
that in Australia, Hermitage is sometimes used
as a synonym for Shiraz (the Australian name for
Syrah).
