Hermitage Blanc

As the hill of Hermitage turns slightly east – and the soil changes to include more limestone – more vineyards are planted with white grapes. Marsanne dominates here but most wines are blended with Roussanne and some indeed may be single varietals of either, although Roussanne is rather rare (and more commonly found in the southern Rhone appellation of Chateauneuf-du-Pape).

While white Hermitage is immediately appealing with fragrance of white flowers and stone fruits, the wines have the ability to age for years taking on honeyed notes with nuts and dried flowers as they age yet keeping a tight structure despite their relatively low acidity. White Hermitage flies slightly under the radar making it a value proposition in times when the prices of others are escalating madly. Today, 30% of production on the Hermitage hill is white wine.

Hermitage Blanc is delicious with rich and textural foods such as terrine of foie gras, lobster bisque, tuna steak, paella with aioli, burrata with fresh nectarine, and seared scallops with apple sauce.

We offer some of the great Hermitage Blanc from the following producers: Just click on any of the links below to find them:

• Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
• Chapoutier
• Guigal
• Delas Freres