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Decree of March 19, 1998 relating to certain labels of origin controlled of the Burgundy area - J.O n° 72 of March 26, 1998
Art 1st. -
Only to the appellation contrôlées “Beaune” and “Coast of Beaune be are entitled” the red wines and white which, answering the conditions hereafter, were collected on the territory of the commune of Beaune except for the grounds which, by the nature of their ground or their situation, are unsuitable producing the wine of each one of these names. Experts named by the management committee of the national institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies will delimit the surfaces of production of these two names and will defer the limits of them on the cadrastal map of the commune. The plans establish by their care will be, after approval by the national institute of the labels of origin, deposited with the town hall of the commune of Beaune. For the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Beaune” produced in pieces classified in “first vintage”, the appellation contrôlée “Beaune” could be supplemented either by the name of the climate of origin or locality, or by the expression “first believed”, or by one and the other. The name of the climate of origin will have to be placed after that of the appellation contrôlée “Beaune” and to be printed in characters whose dimensions, as well in height as in width, will not have to exceed those of name. For the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Beaune” produced in climates not classified in “first vintage” and for the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Coast of Beaune” the name of the climate of origin could be assistant of that of the appellation contrôlée “Beaune” or with that of the appellation contrôlée “Coast of Beaune”. In this case, it will have to be printed in characters whose dimensions, as well in height as in width, will not have to exceed half of those of name considered. The experts appointed by the management committee of the national institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies will draw up for the appellation contrôlée “Beaune” the list of the climates classified in “first vintage” and will defer on the cadrastal maps the delimitation of the territory thus defined. These plans will be, after approval of the national institute of the labels of origin, deposited with the town hall of the commune of Beaune. The list of the climates classified in “first vintage” will be approved by decree of the Minister for agriculture and the rural development.
Art 2. -
The wines being entitled to names referred to above will have to come from following type of vines, other than all others: For the red wines: pinot noirien, gray pinot, pinot liebault; For the white wines: chardonnay and pinot white. The local use to incorporate, in the vintage intended to produce red wines, white type of vine vintage: chardonnay gray pinot white and pinot of which the percentage can amount to 15% to the maximum, remains authorized. Any wine producer of the appellation contrôlées defined by this decree which will plant or replant hybrids inside the delimited surface will not be able to assert the right to these names.
Art 3. -
(Replaced, D. October 1, 1985). - To have right respectively to the appellation contrôlées “Beaune” and “Coast of Beaune”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of: 10,5% for the red wines; 11% for the white wines. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than: 171 grams per liter of must for the red wines; 170 grams per liter of must for the white wines. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a total voluminal alcoholometric title of 13,5% for the red wines and 14% for the white wines, under penalty of losing the right to name considered. The wines for which was asserted the addition either of the name of the climate of origin or of the expression “first believed”, or from the one and other with that of the appellation contrôlée “Beaune” or “Coast of Beaune” must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of: 11% for the red wines; 11, 5% for the white wines. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than: 180 grams per liter of must for the red wines; 178 grams per liter of must for the white wines. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a total voluminal alcoholometric title of 14% for the red wines and 14,5% for the white wines, under penalty of losing the right to name considered. However, the benefit of one or the other of names referred to above can be granted to the wines of a total voluminal title alcoholometric higher than the limits referred to above and worked out without any enrichment if the informant justifies of a certificate issued by the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies after investigation carried out into his request presented before the vintage of the vines concerned. The notifications of the exemptions aimed to the preceding subparagraph must be addressed to the local services of the Directorate-General of the taxes and the Management of the consumption and the repression of the frauds. The limits aimed to the subparagraphs above can be modified when the climatic conditions justify it by joint decree of the Minister for agriculture and the minister in charge with the budget and consumption, on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies, after opinion of the interested producers' associations.
Art 4. -
(Modified, D. 74.872 of October 19, 1974, Modified D. August 26, 1982). [The basic output concerned has the article 1st decree 74.872 of modified October 19, 1974 relating to the producing output of the vineyards of the wines with controlled label of origin is fixed for the wines of names “Beaune”, “Coast of Beaune” to 40 hectolitres for the red wines and 45 hectolitres for the white wines per hectare. Only can profit from an output higher than the basic output, within the maximum limit of the limiting ceiling of classification, for a given surface of vine producing of the wines being entitled to names quoted above, the informants who made of it the request at the national Institute of the labels of origin before the vintage of the vines in question and which were subjected to the checking of their harvest by the commission of five members envisaged with the article 1st of the decree modified 74.872 of October 19, 1974.] [Voirdécrets 74.872 of October 19, 74.958 modified of November 20: ceiling limits classification: 20%.] Moreover, when one collecting asserts in its declaration of harvest the benefit of several appellation contrôlées, the output with the hectare declared for any of its names will not be able to exceed that declared for another name of a wine of comparable nature (white or red) whose ceiling of output is higher than that of name considered, except justification found valid after investigation of the national Institute of the labels of origin. (D. 87.854 of October 22, 1987). The benefit of name can be granted to the wines coming from young vines only as from the second year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before August 31.
Art 5. -
The wines being entitled to names referred to above will have to come from vines which will have been planted and cut in accordance with the provisions of the decree of September 17, 1956.
Art 6. -
(Modified, D. March 19, 1998) - the wines being entitled to the names defined by this decree will have to come from collected with good maturity and vinified grapes, in accordance with the local practice. They will profit from all the oenological processes currently authorized by the laws and payments in force.
Art 7. -
The wines for which under the present decree, the appellation contrôlées defined by this same decree will be asserted and which will be presented under the aforementioned name not being able to be declared after harvest, to be offered to the public dispatched, put on sale or to be 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 8. -
The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that wines are entitled to the appellation contrôlée defined by this decree, whereas they does not answer all the conditions fixed by this same decree, will be continued, in accordance with the general legislation on the frauds and the protection of the art, labels of origin (L. August 1, 1905 1st and 2, L. May 6, 1919, art 8 D. August 19, 1921, art 13), without damage of the sanctions of a tax nature, if it is necessary.
Art 9. -
Are repealed: the decree of September 11, 1936 relating to the definition of the appellation contrôlée Beaune, the 1° of the article 1st of the decree of July 31, 1937, the article 1st of the decree of June 13, 1939, the decree of February 26, 1941, decrees of July 15, 1955 and November 9, 1962 in what they relate to “Beaune” and “Coast of Beaune”. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19721205_17402/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Beaune_-_1998__.doc