AOC Bourg, Côtes de Bourg, Bourgeais (vins blancs) machine translated reference / legal text
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Art 1st. -
Only to the appellation contrôlées “Borough”, “Coasts of Borough” and “Bourgeais are entitled”, with regard to the white wines, those which, answering the conditions hereafter enumerated, were collected on the delimited territory of the canton of Borough, on the grounds originating in the various tertiary stages, except for fluviatile alluvium and of terrestrial alluvium. The limits of the surface of production thus defined will be deferred on the cadrastal map of the common interested parties by the experts appointed by the national committee of the labels of origin. The report/ratio of the experts and the plan drawn up by their care, after approval of the national committee, will be deposited in the town halls of the common interested parties. It anything is not innovated with regard to the red wines with the provisions of the decree of September 11, 1936.
Art 2. -
(Modified, D. March 16, 1943) - the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlées “Borough”, “Coasts of Borough” and “Bourgeais” will have to come from following type of vines, except for all others: Sauvignon, Sémillon, Muscadelle, white Merlot, Colombard.
Art. 3. -
(Modified, D. March 16, 1943, art 11; D. Nov 8, 1955, art 10 and D. Nov 15, 1961). - The white wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlées “Borough”, “Bourgeais” or “Coasts of Borough” will have to come from musts containing before any enrichment or concentration at least 187 grams of natural sugar per liter and to present after fermentation, a minimum alcoholic strength of 11 degrees of total alcohol, of which actual alcoholic strength 10°5.
Art 4. -
(Modified, D. March 22, 1983). - The basic output is fixed at 60 hectolitres per hectare of vines in production. (Modified, D.87-854 of Oct 22, 1987). - The benefit of the controlled label of origin “Borough”, “Coasts of Borough” and “Bourgeais” can be granted to the wines coming from the 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. -
Within one year, the trade union of the Coasts of Borough will have to submit to the national committee a report/ratio on the regulation of the size. [The provisions relating to the regulation of the size and the densities of plantation were defined by a decree of Feb 15, 1947] From the grape harvest of 1947, only will be entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Borough”, “Coasts of Borough” or “Bourgeais” the wines answering all the conditions fixed by the decrees of control of September 11, 1936 and May 14, 1941 modified by the decree of March 16, 1943. (4.5.10.11 art) and coming from vines which will have been cut and planted in accordance with the provisions hereafter: Sémillon and sauvignon - the only mode of size authorized is the size with cots and astes; the stock having 2 astes in 10 eyes to the maximum or 3 astes carrying on the whole a maximum of 21 eyes and 2 or 3 cots of return to 1 or 2 eyes. Muscadelle, white Merlot, Colombard - the only mode of size authorized is the size with cots and astes, the stock having 2 astes in 7 eyes to the maximum or 3 astes carrying on the whole a maximum of 16 eyes. The density of plantation will not have to be lower than 4.500 feet with the hectare.
Art 6. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlées “Borough”, “Coasts of Borough” and “Bourgeais” will have to be vinified in accordance with the local practice.
Art 7. -
The wines for which, under the present decree, the appellation contrôlées will be asserted “Borough”, “Coasts of Borough” and “Bourgeais” could not 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, invoices, labels, stamps and other marks external, unspecified containers, the label of origin referred to above being accompanied by the mention “Appellation contrôlée” in very apparent characters.
Art 8. -
Use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that a wine with right to the appellation contrôlées “Borough”, “Coasts of Borough” and “Bourgeais” 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 (art 1st and 2 of the law of August 1, 1905, art 8 of the law of May 6, 1919, art 13 of the decree of August 19, 1921) without damage of the sanctions of a tax nature, if it is necessary. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19410514_39902/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Bourg_ (vins_blancs) .doc