Hermitage

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Area classified as a cru (top appellation) (also Ermitage, l'Ermitage or l'Hermitage) in the northern section of the Rhône, named after the mountain of the same name. It is located in the southern part of the section on the left bank of the Rhône. To the north is the area of Crozes-Hermitage. The Phoenicians are thought to have cultivated wine here as early as 400 BC. The Greek historian Strabo (63 BC - 28 AD) reported that the banks of the Rhône were covered in vines and may have been referring to this area. The name Hermitage is derived from the hermitage of the crusader Henri Gaspard de Sterimberg, who retreated to the hill of Tain from 1224 and founded a hermitage (Ermitage) to devote himself to prayer and viticulture. The Saint-Christophe chapel is located on the summit of the Hermitage hill above the town of Tain-l'Hermitage. The current chapel was built in 1864. According to local legend, it was built on the site of an ancient Roman temple dedicated to Heracles.

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