Even to the untrained eye, there are some vineyard sites that stop you in your tracks: the hill of Hermitage is one.
Tasting white Hermitage:
Leading producers of white Hermitage:
Domaine JL Chave, M Chapoutier, Domaine Marc Sorrel
Under-the-radar options:
Domaine Betton, Domaine Fayolle Fils & Fille, Domaine des Martinelles.
Reliable, good value white Hermitage cuvées:
Cave de Tain, Au Coeur des Siècles, Hermitage Blanc
M Chapoutier, Chante Alouette, Hermitage Blanc
Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Le Chevalier de Sterimberg, Hermitage Blanc
Ferraton Père & Fils, Les Miaux, Hermitage Blanc
Domaine du Colombier, Hermitage Blanc
White Hermitage key facts:
AOC Hermitage created in 1937
30% of Hermitage production is white wine
Permitted varieties Marsanne and/or Roussanne
Climate Warm continental; very sunny with northerly wind
Annual production 1,554 hectolitres (2018)
Average yield 38hl/ha
Top recent vintages 2004, 2010, 2014
