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AOC Cabernet de Saumur, Cabernet d'Anjou machine translated reference / legal text

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Art 1st. -

Only are entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Cabernet of Saumur” the rosy wines which, answering the conditions hereafter, were collected on the following territory: Name “Cabernet of Saumur”: delimited surface of name “Saumur” defined in the article 1st of the decree of December 31, 1957 relating to the definition of the wines to the appellation contrôlée “Saumur”. (Modified, D. Sept. 4, 1974) - Only are entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Cabernet of Anjou”, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, the rosy wines which, answering the conditions hereafter, were collected on the following territory: Name “Cabernet of Anjou”: delimited surface of name “Anjou” defined in the article 1st of the decree of December 31, 1957 relating to the definition of the wines with appellation contrôlées “Anjou” and “Rosy of Anjou”.

Art 2. -

The wines being entitled to names referred to above will have to come from following type of vines, other than all others: cabernet sauvignon and frank cabernet.

Art 3. -

The wines being entitled to name “Cabernet of Saumur” referred to above will have to come from musts containing at least and before any enrichment 170 grams from natural sugar per liter and to present, after fermentation, a minimum alcoholic strength of actual alcoholic strength 10°. (Modified, D. Sept. 4, 1974) - to be entitled to name “Cabernet of Anjou” referred to above, the wines must come from musts containing at least and before any enrichment 180 grams from natural sugar per liter and present, after fermentation, a minimum alcoholometric title of actual alcoholic strength 10° and a sugar content residual at least equal to 10 grams per liter.

Art 3 (a). -

(Added, D. 29 janv. 1970). - The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Cabernet of Saumur” will have to present a sugar content remaining at most equal to 10 grams per liter. They could not be put in circulation with this appellation contrôlée without a certificate issued by an inspection board indicated by the national institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies after opinion of the trade union of defense of name. This commission will examine whether the wine answers the conditions fixed by the regulation in force and in particular by this decree. Its reasoned opinion will be transmitted to interested and the indirect tax authorities. Rules of procedure, approved by the national institute of the labels of origin, will determine the procedure to be followed for the delivery of the certificate.

Art 4. -

The appellation contrôlées being the subject of this decree will be granted only within the limit of 40 hl per hectare of vine in production. [These provisions were supplemented by the decrees n° 74.872 of October 19, 1974, 74.958 modified of November 20, 1974 and 75.842 of September 8, 1975: - ceiling limits classification: 20% - percentage of increase envisaged in article 6 of the decree referred to above n° 74.872: 60% of the annual output of the name “Rosy of the Loire” for name “Cabernet of Anjou”.] (Supplemented, D. 79.647 of the 27 juill. 1979) The benefit of the controlled label of origin can be granted to the wines coming from the young vines only as from the third 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 cut in accordance with the provisions hereafter: The simple Guyot size is only authorized, long wood carrying seven frank eyes to the maximum and the courson two eyes frank. One will be able to preserve on old wood one or two waitings cut in two eyes. On the vigorous stocks or coulards, the double Guyot size could be employed, the two long ones drink carrying six frank eyes to the maximum and one or two let us coursons cut in two frank eyes.

Art 6. -

(Modified, D. Sept. 21, 1979). - To be entitled to the appellation contrôlées referred to above, the wines must come from grapes collected with good maturity and vinified in accordance with the local practice. They profit from all the oenological processes authorized by the laws and payments in force, other than the concentration which is prohibited.

Art 7. -

The wines for which, under the present decree, will be asserted name “Cabernet of Saumur” could not be declared after harvest, be offered to the consumers, be dispatched, put on sale or be sold without in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, invoices, containers unspecified, name referred to above being accompanied by the mention “Appellation contrôlée” in very apparent characters. The words Cabernet and Saumur will have to be registered in identical characters of dimensions. The wines declared after harvest with name “Cabernet of Saumur” could not be sold under regional name “Cabernet of Anjou”. (Modified, D. Sept. 4, 1974) - the wines for which under the present decree, is asserted the appellation contrôlée “Cabernet of Anjou”, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, cannot be declared after harvest, be offered to the consumers, be dispatched, put on sale or be sold, without in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, invoices, containers unspecified, name referred to above being registered and is accompanied by the mention “Appellation contrôlée”, the whole in very apparent characters. The name of name must be registered on the labels in characters whose dimensions, as well in height as in width, should not be lower than half of those of the characters of any other mention appearing there. In addition, dimensions of the characters of the mention “Loire Valley” should not be higher, as well in height as in width, to two thirds of those of the characters composing the name of name.

Art 8. -

The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that a wine is entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Cabernet of Anjou” or “Cabernet of Saumur” 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, supplemented by the decree of September 30, 1949), without damage of the sanctions of a tax nature, if it is necessary.

Art 9. -

The provisions of this decree replace those of the decrees hereafter: I° Decree of December 31, 1957 relating to the definition of the wines with appellation contrôlées “rosy Anjou of rosy cabernet” and “Saumur of cabernet”; 2° Decree of October 18, 1950 defining the appellation contrôlée “rosy Anjou slopes of the Loire of cabernet”; 3° Decree of October 18, 1950 defining the appellation contrôlée “Slopes of the rosy Tailboard of cabernet”; 4° Decree of October 18, 1950 defining the appellation contrôlée “Slopes of rosy Aubance of cabernet”. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19640509_12202/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Cabernet_d_Anjou.doc