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Hermitage.

One grape we teach is grown in Hermitage.

Syrah

Climate

Warmer than Côte-Rôtie. Granite hill above Tain l'Hermitage. More sun accumulation.

Style

Single-varietal. Old large oak. High extraction. One of France's most age-worthy reds.

Tell

Granite minerality and dark fruit, smoked meat and black pepper, very firm tannin, iron-mineral finish

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