What land costs in Rhône

The dearest land here is Côte-Rôtie: ≈$1,119,300–≈$1,790,880 a hectare (2024). The cheapest is Côtes du Rhône, at ≈$7,835–≈$20,147 a hectare.

1. Côte-Rôtie
   ≈$1,119,300–≈$1,790,880a hectare · 2024 · up 8% on 2023

   The 'roasted slope': steep terraces above the Rhône, worked by hand, and a small, famous appellation.

2. Hermitage
   ≈$559,650–≈$1,511,055a hectare · 2024

   A single granite hill of about 135 hectares. There is no official price because plots almost never change hands.

3. Châteauneuf-du-Pape
   ≈$559,650–≈$593,229a hectare · 2024 · up 2% on 2023

   Round stones and warm sun; the largest fine-wine appellation of the southern Rhône.

4. Côtes du Rhône
   ≈$7,835–≈$20,147a hectare · 2024

   The everyday regional appellation across the valley.

Bars are drawn against the dearest zone here, on a rough rate of one dollar to 0.9 euros and 2.47 acres to the hectare.

If the vineyard were sold and the money put in the bank, this is what it would earn each year, spread over the bottles the land produces. It is the biggest line in the cost of a famous wine.

• Northern Rhône single-vineyard Syrah$3–$15 of $21–$70

The bar is the land’s share of the whole cost of making the bottle, at the high end of each estimate.

The regionRhônePeppery Syrah in the north, warm Grenache blends in the south.About the region

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