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Decree of October 19, 1998 relating to the controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais wine” and “higher Beaujolais wine” - J.O n° 244 of October 21, 1998 Modifié by: Decree of January 10, 2000 relating to the controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais wine” and “higher Beaujolais wine” - J.O n° 12 of January 15, 2000 Decree of February 20, 2002 modifying the decree of October 19, 1998 relating to the controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais wine” and “higher Beaujolais wine” - J.O n° 46 of February 23, 2002 Decree of December 8, 2003 modifying the decree of October 19, 1998 relating to the controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais wine” and “higher Beaujolais wine” - J.O n° 286 of December 11, 2003 page 21123
Art 1st. -
Only is entitled to the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais wine” the red and rosy wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter. Only the red wines answering, moreover, with the particular provisions envisaged in articles 5, 6 and 7 of this decree can profit from the controlled label of origin “higher Beaujolais wine”.
Art 2. -
(Supplemented, D. February 20, 2002, Replaced, D. of December 8, 2003) - the geographical surface of production of the wines is consisted the territory of the following communes: Department of the Rhone Alix, Handle, Arbresle (It), Ardillats (Them), Arnas, Bagnols, Beaujeu, Belleville, Belmont, Blacé, Wood-in Oingt (It), Breuil (It), Bully, Cercié, Chambost-Allières, Chamelet, Charentay, Charnay, Châtillon, Chazay-in Azergues, Chénas, Chessy, Chiroubles, Cogny, Corcelles-in-Beaujolais wine, Dareizé, Denicé, Emeringes, Flowered, Frontenas, Gleizé, Jarnioux, Juliénas, Jullié, Lacenas, Lachassagne, Lancié, Lantignié, Légny, Létra, Liergues, Filed, Lozanne, Lucenay, Marchampt, Marcy, Moiré, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, Morancé, Nuelles, Odenas, Oingt, Olmes (), Perréon (It), Apple trees, Pouilly-le-Monial, Quincié-in-Beaujolais wine, Régnié-Durette, Rivolet, Saint-Clement-on-Valsonne, Saint-Cyr-the-Chatoux, Saint-Didier-on-Beaujeu, Saint-Etienne-of-Oullières, Saint-Etienne-the-Game preserve, Saint-Germain-on-the Arbresle, Saint-George-in-Reneins, Saint-Jean-Ardières, Saint-Jean-of-Vines, Saint-Julien, Saint-Just-in Avray, Saint-Lager, Saint-Laurent-in Oingt, Saint-Wolf, Saint-Roman-of-Popey, Saint-Vérand, Holy-Paule, Room-Arbuissonnas-in-Beaujolais wine, Sarcey, Ternand, Theizé, Be worth-in-Beaujolais wine, Vauxrenard, Vernay, City-on-Jarnioux, Villié-Morgon. Department of Saone-et-Loire Chaintré, Chânes, Vault-of-Guinchay (It), Chasselas, the Crêches-on-Saone, Leynes, Pruzilly, Romanèche-Thorins, Saint-Love-Bellevue, Saint-Symphorien-in Ancelles, Saint-Vérand
Art 3. -
(Supplemented D. January 10, 2000, Replaced, D. of December 8, 2003) - the wines result from grape harvest collected in the geographical surface of production on 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, at the meetings of February 9, 1972, June 4, 1980, September 11, 1985, September 17, 1986, June 2, 1988, 22 and February 23, 1989, November 8, 1989, the 18 and May 19, 1995, the 27 and May 28, 1998 and the 22 and May 23, 2003, 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. With title transitory, pieces identified by their references cadastral and their surfaces, whose list was approved by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin, in its meeting of September 9, 1999, provided they answer the conditions fixed by this decree, continue to profit for their harvest from the right to the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais wine” until their pulling up and at the latest until harvest 2013 included.
Art 4. -
To be entitled to the controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais wines” and “higher Beaujolais wine”, the wines come from the black type of vine gamay. However, until harvest 2015, the wines resulting from pieces planted in pinot black within the maximum limit of 15% from encépagement could be used, additional under type of vine, in assembly. In this article, by the term encépagement, it is necessary to include/understand encépagement totality of the pieces producing the wine of name for the color considered. The use to incorporate in mixture in the vines intended to produce the wines with controlled label of origin “°Beaujolais°” and “°Beaujolais supérieur°” a certain number of seedlings of Chardonnay, White grape, Melon, black Pinot or gray Pinot, and of which the total percentage can rise with 15% maximum, remains authorized.
Art 5. -
To be entitled to the controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais wines” and “higher Beaujolais wine”, the wines come from vines planted and cut in accordance with the following provisions: - the density of plantation lies between 7.000 and 13.000 stocks per hectare; - the spacing between the stocks is at least 0,8 m; - the only modes of sizes authorized are: - short size: the vine is led in range, goblet or cord. Each stock comprises from three to five coursons cut in one or two frank eyes. For renovation, each stock can also comprise a courson cut with one or two frank eyes on greedy resulting from the old wood; - long size: the vine is led in guyot simple. Each stock comprises a rod of 6 frank eyes to the maximum and a courson with one or two eyes frank; - whatever the mode of size, the total number of frank eyes does not exceed 10 per stock and the number of developed branches carrying bunches does not exceed 8 per stock after disbudding, called pruning locally. The term “pruning” means removal of any useless or undesirable branch here.
Art 6. -
To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “°Beaujolais°”, the red or rosy 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 vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 153 grams per liter of must. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, these wines should not exceed a total voluminal alcoholometric title of 12,5%, under penalty of losing the right to name considered. The red wines for which was asserted name “higher Beaujolais wine” must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 10%. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 162 grams per liter of must. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, these wines should not exceed a total voluminal alcoholometric title of 12,5%, under penalty of losing the right to name considered.
Art 7. -
Cannot claim with the controlled labels of origin “°Beaujolais°” and “°Beaujolais supérieur°” only the wines answering the conditions of the decree of September 10, 1993 referred to above. The basic output with the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais wine”, for the red or rosy wines, is fixed at 64 hectolitres per hectare. The output stop of the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais wine”, for the red or rosy wines, is fixed at 69 hectolitres per hectare. The total production of the vines in production, including that delivered to the industrial uses envisaged in article 6 of the aforesaid decree, does not exceed to in no case 76 hectolitres per hectare, under penalty of losing the right to the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais wine” for totality of harvest of the exploitation in which this going beyond is raised. The basic output of the controlled label of origin “higher Beaujolais wine”, for the red wines, is fixed at 62 hectolitres per hectare. The output stop of the controlled label of origin “higher Beaujolais wine”, for the red wines, is fixed at 67 hectolitres per hectare. The total production of the vines in production, including that delivered to the industrial uses envisaged in article 6 of the aforesaid decree, does not exceed to in no case 74 hectolitres per hectare, under penalty of losing the right to the controlled label of origin “higher Beaujolais wine” for totality of harvest of the exploitation in which this going beyond is raised. No quantity of wine profiting from the controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais wine” and “higher Beaujolais wine” can be asserted on the pieces which were not actually collected. The benefit of the controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais wine” and “higher Beaujolais wine” is not granted to the wines coming from young vines before the second year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before August 31.
Art 8. -
To be entitled to the controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais wines” for the red and rosy wines and “higher Beaujolais wine” for the red wines, the wines come from whole collected grapes. They are vinified in accordance with the local, honest and constant uses, and profit from all the oenological processes envisaged by the regulation in force. The rosy wines come exclusively from grapes vinified into rosy, in accordance with the local practice.
Art 9. -
The wines profiting from the controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais wine” and “higher Beaujolais wine” cannot be put in circulation without a certificate of approval delivered 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 “Beaujolais wine” or the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais wines higher” not being able to be declared after harvest, offered to the public, 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 are registered and accompanied by the mention “controlled label of origin”, the whole in very apparent characters.
Art 11. -
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 “Beaujolais wine” or “higher Beaujolais wine”, whereas it does not answer all the conditions fixed by this decree, will be 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 provisions relating to the red or rosy wines of the controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais wine” and “higher Beaujolais wine” appearing in the decree of September 12, 1937 relating to the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais wine” and in the decree of bearing September 17, 1956 regulation of the size of the vines producing the wines with label of origin controlled of Burgundy are repealed. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19981019_61602/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Beaujolais_ (vins_rouges_et_roses) _-_2003.doc