The south-facing hill of Hermitage; the lower part is lieu-dit Les Bessards, the upper part is lieu-dit l’Hermite with the ‘chapel’ on top.

 

Standing in lieu-dit Les Greffieux, looking up at lieu-dit l’Hermite to the left, lieu-dit Le Méal to the right

 

Never-ending wall building and upkeep

 

The front of the chapel

 

The wine named after it

 

Caroline Frey, current owner of Paul Jaboulet Aîné

 

Domaine Marc Sorrel Hermitage rouge ‘Le Gréal’ – a contraction of the names of two lieux-dits: Les Greffieux and Le Méal

 

Marc Sorrel (taken 2015) retired in 2019, handing over the estate to his son Guillaume

 

Bernard Faurie

 

Faurie’s tiny cellar underneath his house

 

Jean-Louis Chave (taken 2016)

 

How roots grow through granite on Hermitage