Crozes-Hermitage AOC is located in the northern Rhône Valley and covers still wines of all three colours.
Production zone: Crozes-Hermitage comes from eleven communes centred on Tain on the east bank of the Rhône. They are: Chanos-Curson. | Crozes-Hermitage. | Erôme. | Gervans. | Glun. | Larnage. | Lemps & Vion. | Pont de l’Isère. | La Roche de Glun. | Serves. | Vion (see Lemps).
Vineyard area & wine production: 2002 55,025hl from 1,317ha (Guide Hachette des Vins 2004, p.1037).
Terroir: Easier terrain to work compared to Hermitage AOC.
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