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Decree of February 2, 2005 relating to the controlled label of origin “Bandol” - J.O n° 33 of February 9, 2005 page 2164 text n° 22 Article 1 Only can profit from the controlled label of origin “Bandol”, initially recognized by the decree of November 11, 1941 defining the conditions of control of the “Wine of Bandol” or “Bandol”, the red, rosy and white wines answering the conditions fixed by this decree.

Article 2 The geographical surface of production of the wines is consisted the territory of the following communes of the department of the VAr: Bandol, Beausset, Cadière-

of Azure, Castellet, Evenos, Ollioules, Sanary-on-Sea, Saint-Cyr-on-Sea. The wines result from grapes collected in the geographical surface of production, in a surface delimited by piece or part of piece such as it was approved by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin, on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The compartmental surface thus delimited is deferred on the cadrastal maps deposited to the town hall of the common interested parties.

Article 3 1° the red wines come from following type of vines: has) Principal type of vines: mourvèdre NR, grenache NR and cinsaut NR, the proportion of the type of vine mourvèdre NR lying between 50% and 95% of encépagement; b) Additional type of vines: carignan NR, syrah NR. the proportion of each one of these type of vines cannot be higher than 10% of encépagement. The proportion of the whole of these type of vines cannot be higher than 20% of encépagement. The red wines come from the wine or grape assembly resulting from at least two from type of vines cited in the present paragraph, of which a principal type of vine. 2° the rosy wines come from following type of vines: has) Principal type of vines: mourvèdre NR, grenache NR and cinsaut NR. the type of vine mourvèdre NR represents a maximum proportion of 95% of encépagement and a minimal proportion of: 10% of encépagement as from harvest 2011; 20% of encépagement as from harvest 2014; b) Additional type of vines: bourboulenc B, carignan NR, pale B, syrah NR, ugni white B. the proportion of each one of these type of vines cannot be higher than 10% of encépagement. The proportion of the whole of these type of vines cannot be higher than 20% of encépagement. The rosy wines come from the wine or grape assembly resulting from at least two from type of vines cited in the present paragraph, of which a principal type of vine. 3° the white wines come from following type of vines: has) Principal type of vines: bourboulenc B, pale B, ugni white B. As from harvest 2008, the pale proportion of type of vine B cannot be lower than 20% of encépagement, the whole of principal type of vines representing a minimal proportion of 60% of encépagement. As from harvest 2011, the pale proportion of type of vine B cannot be lower than 50% of encépagement, the whole of principal type of vines representing a minimal proportion of 80% of encépagement; b) Additional type of vines: marsanne B, sauvignon B, semillon B, vermentino B, also called poker B. the proportion of each one of these type of vines cannot be higher than 10% of encépagement. The proportion of the whole of these type of vines cannot be higher than 20% of encépagement. The type of vine sauvignon B represents a maximum proportion of: 30% of encépagement as from harvest 2008; 10% of encépagement as from harvest 2011. The white wines come from the wine or grape assembly resulting from at least two from principal type of vines and possibly from additional type of vines cited in the present paragraph. 4° encépagement is included/understood like that of the totality of the pieces of the exploitation producing the wine of name for the color considered. When they are vinified separately, the wines resulting from various type of vines are assembled in the wine containers before the taking away envisaged with article R. 641-

96 of the rural code. Article 4 The vines are planted and cut according to following provisions': has) Density of plantation. The vines places from there as from harvest 1988 have a density of minimal plantation of 5.000 feet per hectare, that is to say a maximum surface of 2 square meters per foot. The vines places from there as from harvest 2004 present a spacing between rows lower than 2,5 meters and a spacing between feet on the same row higher than 0,8 meter. b) Cut. The vines are cut court in two frank eyes. Article 5 The wines come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 11,5% for the red wines and 11% for the rosy and white wines. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 198 grams per liter of must for the red wines and 178 grams per liter of must for the white and rosy wines.

Article 6 The basic output aimed to article R. 641-

73 of the rural code is fixed at 40 hectolitres per hectare. This output can only be decreased. The output stop aimed to article R. 641-76 of the rural code is fixed at 40 hectolitres per hectare. The maximum agronomic output with the piece aimed to article R. 641-82 of the rural code is fixed at 6.500 kilogrammes per hectare. The benefit of the controlled label of origin can be granted to the red wines coming from the young vines only as from the seventh year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before July 31. The benefit of the controlled label of origin cannot be granted to the wines rosy and white coming from the young vines only as from the third year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before July 31. As from the second year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before July 31 and to their entry in production of classified wine controlled, the output of the young vines is limited to 40 hectolitres with the hectare, declared in the lawful category of the wines of table. The rate of dead or missing vines aimed to article R. 641-85 of the rural code is fixed at 20%. Article 7 The wines are vinified in accordance with the local practice. The use of the machine to be gathered the grapes or any other means not making it possible to transport the whole bunches of grape until the places of wine making is prohibited. Any operation of enrichment or concentration is prohibited. The red, rosy and white wines cannot present, after fermentation, a sugar content fermentable higher than 3 grams per liter. The white and rosy wines can leave the wine storehouses of the producers only after having been high until March 1 at least of the year following that of harvest. The red wines are high out of barrels at least 18 months and cannot leave the wine storehouses of the producers before May 1 of the second year following that of harvest.

Article 8 The wines cannot be put in circulation with the controlled label of origin “Bandol” without a certificate of approval delivered by the national Institute of the labels of origin under the conditions envisaged at articles R. 641-

94 at R. 641-98 of the rural code. For the not conditioned and not marketed white and rosy wines, the period of validity of the certificate of approval is limited to 15 month. From the expiry of the period of validity of the certificate of approval, the producer can request the renewal of the aforesaid certificate for volumes in question. This renewal is carried out according to the procedure fixed at articles R. 641-94 with R. 641-98 of the rural code. During each renewal, the period of validity of the certificate of approval is extended for a further 15 month as from the expiration date of the preceding certificate. Article 9 The wines for which, under the present decree, the controlled label of origin “Bandol is asserted” and which is presented under the aforementioned name cannot be offered to the public, be dispatched, put on sale or be sold without, in the commercial document and accompanying documents, on the labels, containers unspecified and any advertising medium, the controlled label of origin referred to above being registered and is accompanied by the mention: “Appellation contrôlée”, the whole in very apparent characters. Article 10 The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that a wine is entitled to the controlled label of origin “Bandol” whereas it 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. Article 11 The decree of November 11, 1941 defining the conditions of control of the “Wine of Bandol” or “Bandol” is repealed.

Article 12 The Minister for the economy, of finances and industry, the Minister for agriculture, the food, of fishing and rurality, the Minister for small and medium-

sized companies, the trade, the craft industry, the liberal professions and consumption and the minister delegated to the budget and the budgetary reform, spokesman of the Government, are charged, each one in what relates to it, of the execution of this decree, which will be published in the Journal officiel de la République française. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_20050202_68102/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC Bandol__2005-02.doc