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Hermitage cannot grow: the appellation is the hill above Tain. Chave, Chapoutier and Jaboulet (La Chapelle) own the best terraces. Land has been reported by SAFER in the high hundreds of thousands of euros per hectare.
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Hermitage cannot grow: the appellation is the hill above Tain. Chave, Chapoutier and Jaboulet (La Chapelle) own the best terraces. Land has been reported by SAFER in the high hundreds of thousands of euros per hectare.
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Area
≈ 137 haInter Rhône
The numbers, for the curious
All regions →| Input | Low | Mid | High | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New French oak (barrique/demi-muid)2025 | 800 | 1,150 | 1,500 | EUR/barrel | Cooperage price lists and trade report… |
| Bulk Côtes du Rhône red, per hectolitre2025 | 129 | 139 | 149 | EUR/hl | Inter Rhône bulk-market data |
| Vineyard labour, northern Rhône terraces2024 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 | EUR/ha/year | Producer interviews reported in the tr… |
| Vineyard land, Côtes du Rhône2024 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 18,000 | EUR/ha | SAFER 2024 |
| Vineyard land, Hermitage2024 | 500,000 | 925,000 | 1,350,000 | EUR/ha | Trade reporting on northern Rhône land |
Where the inputs come from
- Cooperage price lists and trade reporting (Wine Industry Network, Wines & Vines), 2024–2025
- Inter Rhône bulk-market data, 1 August to 30 November 2025, as reported by Vinetur, December 2025
- Producer interviews reported in the trade press; hours per hectare several times the Médoc's
- SAFER / FNSAFER, Le prix des terres 2024 — the official 2024 vineyard-value table (Décision du 26 août 2025, from SAFER data) as reproduced by Fidecorex, 10 February 2026
- Trade reporting on northern Rhône land; SAFER publishes no significant figure for Hermitage (the official 2024 table gives Cornas €500,000/ha and Côte-Rôtie €1,350,000/ha)
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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Cuvée CathelinRhône
The regionRhônePeppery Syrah in the north, warm Grenache blends in the south.About the regionSources
- Le prix des terres — vignes, SAFER / FNSAFER, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026. FNSAFER figures as reproduced in the official 2024 vineyard-value table (Décision du 26 août 2025), on a page that opens from outside France.
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