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Decree of February 17, 1998 relating to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac” - J.O n° 42 of February 19, 1998 Modifié by: Decree of November 28, 2002 modifying the decree of February 17, 1998 relating to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac” - J.O n° 283 of December 5, 2002 page 20043
Art 1st. -
Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac” supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, the red wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter.
Art 2. -
The surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac” is delimited inside the territory of the following communes: Brissac-Quincé, Denée, the Juigné-on-Loire, Mozé-on-Louet, Walls-Erigné, Saint-Jean-of-Mauvrets, Saint-Melaine-on-Aubance, the Saint-Saturnin-on-Loire, Soulaines-on-Aubance, Vauchrétien.
Art 3. -
(Replaced, D. November 28, 2002) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production delimited by pieces or parts of pieces such as it was approved by the national committee from the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin during the meetings of September 10, 1997 and 13 and February 14, 2002, on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The plans of delimitation are deposited with the town hall of the communes concerned, after carryforward on the cadrastal maps.
Art 4. -
To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac”, the wines must come from following type of vines, other than very other: frank cabernet NR and cabernet sauvignon NR.
Art 5. -
To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 9,5%. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of grape harvest having a high content in sugar lower than 171 grams per liter of must. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 12,5%, under penalty of losing the right to this name.
Art 6. -
With the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac” only the wines can claim answering the conditions of the decree of September 10, 1993 referred to above. The basic output aimed to the article 1st of this decree is fixed at 50 hectolitres at the hectare. The output stop aimed to article 4 of this decree is fixed at 56 hectolitres at the hectare. The benefit of the controlled label of origin can be granted to the wines coming from young vines only as from the fourth year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before August 31, with null output the first two years. A commission known as “controls vines and output”, indicated by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin, on a proposal from the trade union of defense of name “Anjou Villages Brissac”, can examine each piece or part of pieces likely to produce wines with controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac”. This commission appreciates the output of each piece like its mode of control. It gives an opinion in particular when the local practice is not respected or when the output is considered to be too high taking into consideration output stop. In one or the other of these cases, the services of the national Institute of the labels of origin notify with each collecting the opinion of the commission and the decision noting the non-observance of the conditions of production and impossibility of asserting the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac”. The wine grower can make call of this decision near the national Institute of the labels of origin within four day as from the date of notification of the aforesaid the decision. A board of appeals, named by the national Institute of the labels of origin, on a proposal from the trade union of defense of the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac”, will examine each piece being the subject of a complaint. With the exit of this examination, a final decision will be notified with claiming by the services of the national Institute of the labels of origin within seven day which follows the passage of the board of appeals. The pieces in question will not have to be gathered the grapes before the passage of the board of appeals or else the call will be rejected. Rules of procedure, approved by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin, lay down the procedure of this commission.
Art 7. -
The vines producing the classified wine controlled “Anjou Villages Brissac” must be trained according to local practice's, be planted, led and be cut in accordance with the provisions hereafter: - minimal distance enters the seedlings on the row: 1 meter; - a number of frank eyes: to the maximum 12 frank eyes per stock and 7 frank eyes on long wood; - minimal density of the plantations to be taken into account to determine the distances on the row and the spacings between rows: 4000 stocks with the hectare. The minimal density of plantation defined above is lowered to 3.300 feet in hectare for the trained vines, of which the height of foliage corresponds to 0,6 times the distance between the rows. The height of foliage is measured between the level of the lower wire of training and the top of the posts carry-wire raised of 30 centimetres (height of trimming). The lower wire of training must be at least with 40 centimetres above the ground. To profit from the provisions of the subparagraph above, the owners of the vines concerned must make them identify near the services of the national Institute of the labels of origin at the latest before June 30 of the year which follows the publication of this decree. In the case of new plantations, this request must be carried out at August 31 which follows the plantation. The lists of the pieces of vines thus identified are approved by the national Committee of the wines and brandies. However, the vines planted before the date of publication of this decree which respect neither the minimal density of 4.000 stocks to the hectare nor the height of foliage defined above can produce wines with controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac” until their pulling up and at the latest until the harvest of the year 2007. This time is carried until the harvest of the year 2022 for these vines when the density of plantation is lower than 3.300 stocks with the hectare since they respect the provisions concerning the height of foliage.
Art 8. -
To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac”, the wines must be elaborate and high according to local practice's. The wines must be elaborate in their wine storehouse of wine making and cannot be bottled before September 1 year which follows harvest. They profit from all the oenological processes authorized by the laws and payments in force, except for the concentration which is prohibited.
Art 9. -
The classified wines controlled “Anjou Villages Brissac” cannot be put in circulation without a certificate issued by the national Institute of the labels of origin under the conditions envisaged by the decree of October 19, 1974 referred to above.
Art 10. -
The wines for which, under the present decree, is asserted the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac”, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, cannot be declared after harvest, be offered to the public, be dispatched, put on sale or sold, without, in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, invoices, containers unspecified, the label of origin referred to above being registered and is accompanied by the mention “appellation contrôlée”, the whole in very apparent characters. The name of name must be registered on the labels in characters whose dimensions, as well in height as in width, should not be lower than half of those of the characters of any other mention appearing there. The name of “Brissac” must be reproduced either on the same line, or immediately in lower part of the expression “Anjou Villages” and be printed in identical characters, of the same dimension and of the same color than those of the expression “Anjou Villages”. In addition, dimensions of the characters of the mention “Loire Valley” should not be higher, as well in height as in width, to two thirds of those of the characters composing the name of name. Lastly, the mention of the name of type of vine on the label should not appear in same the visual fields as that of the name of name.
Art 11. -
The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that wines are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac”, whereas they does not answer all the conditions fixed by this decree, is continued in accordance with the general legislation on the frauds and the protection of the labels of origin, without damage of the sanctions of a tax nature, if it is necessary.
Art 12. -
The wines of the harvest of 1996 asserted on the declaration of harvest in controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages” produces within the limit of the output stop of the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac” and worked out according to all regulations' of this decree can be allowed for the benefit of the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac” since they obtain the certificate of approval above envisaged in article 9. The producers concerned will have to make of it the request near the services of the national Institute of the labels of origin in the two months which follow the publication of this decree. The wholesale dealers who hold wines with controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages” of the harvest of 1996 likely to be allowed for the benefit of the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages Brissac” can profit from these provisions, but, in this case, the taking away will be carried out by the agents of the general direction of competition, the consumption and the repression of the frauds. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19980217_38602/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Anjou_Villages_Brissac_-_2002.doc