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Decree of October 19, 1998 relating to the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais Villages” - J.O n° 244 of October 21, 1998 Modifié by: Decree of December 8, 2003 modifying the decree of October 19, 1998 relating to the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais Villages” - J.O n° 286 of December 11, 2003 page 21122
Art 1st. -
Only to the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais Villages” the red and rosy wines answering the conditions fixed is entitled hereafter.
Art 2. -
(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 Ardillats (Them), Beaujeu, Blacé, Cercié, Charentay, Chénas, Chiroubles, Denicé, Emeringes, Flowered, Juliénas, Jullié, Lancié, Lantignié, Marchampt, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, Odenas, Perréon (It), Quincié-in-Beaujolais wine, Régnié-Durette, Rivolet, Saint-Didier-on-Beaujeu, Saint-Etienne-of-Oullières, Saint-Etienne-the-Game preserve, Saint-Julien, Saint-Lager, Room-Arbuissonnas-in-Beaujolais wine, Be worth-in-Beaujolais wine, Vauxrenard, Villié-Morgon. Department of Saone-et-Loire Chânes, Vault-of-Guinchay (It), Leynes, Pruzilly, Romanèche-Thorins, Saint-Love-Bellevue, Saint-Symphorien-in Ancelles, Saint-Vérand. The wines answering all the requirements to claim with the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais Villages”, collected respectively on the territory of each following commune can also claim with the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais wine” followed by the name of the commune of origin: Department of the Rhone Ardillats (Them), Beaujeu, Blacé, Cercié, Charentay, Denicé, Emeringes, Jullié, Lancié, Lantignié, Marchampt, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, Odenas, Perréon (It), Quincié-in-Beaujolais wine, Rivolet, Saint-Didier-on-Beaujeu, Saint-Etienne-of-Oullières, Saint-Etienne-the-Game preserve, Saint-Julien, Saint-Lager, Room-Arbuissonnas-in-Beaujolais wine, Be worth-in-Beaujolais wine, Vauxrenard. Department of Saone-et-Loire Chânes, Vault-of-Guinchay (It), Leynes, Pruzilly, Romanèche-Thorins, Saint-Symphorien-in Ancelles. In this case, the name of the commune of origin is placed after name “Beaujolais wine, in identical characters”
Art 3. -
(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.
Art 4. -
To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais wines Villages”, the red and rosy 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 red and rosy wines with controlled label of origin “Beaujolais Villages” a certain number of seedlings of Chardonnay, white grape, black melon, 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 label of origin “Beaujolais wines Villages”, the red and rosy wines come from vines planted and cut in accordance with the following provisions: - the density of plantation lies between 8.000 and 13.000 stocks per hectare; - the spacing between the stocks is at least 0,8 m; - the only mode of size authorized is the short size. The vine is led in range or goblet. 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. 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 pruning term means removal of any useless or undesirable branch here.
Art 6. -
To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais wines Villages”, the red and rosy wines 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 13%, under penalty of losing the right to the controlled label of origin.
Art 7. -
Can claim with the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais Villages” only the wines 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, for the red and rosy wines, with 60 hectolitres per hectare. The output stop aimed to article 4 of this decree is fixed, for the red and rosy wines, with 65 hectolitres per hectare. The total production of the vines in production, including that delivered to the industrial uses envisaged in article 6 of this decree, does not exceed to in no case 72 hectolitres per hectare, under penalty of losing the right to the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais Villages” for totality of harvest of the exploitation in which this going beyond is raised. No quantity of wine profiting from the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais Villages” can be asserted on the pieces which were not actually collected. The benefit of the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais Villages” 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 label of origin “Beaujolais wines Villages”, the red and rosy 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 label of origin “Beaujolais Villages” cannot be put in circulation without a certificate of approval delivered by the national Institute of the label of origin under the conditions envisaged by the decree of November 19, 1974 referred to above.
Art 10. -
The wines for which, under the present decree, is asserted the controlled label of origin “Beaujolais Villages” not being able to be declared after harvest, to be offered to the public, to 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 are registered and accompanied by the mention “appellation contrôlée”, 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 Villages”, 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 controlled labels of origin “Beaujolais Villages” and “Beaujolais wine” followed by the name of the commune of origin for the wines red or rosy 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_61702/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Beaujolais_Villages_-_2003.doc