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Decree of October 2, 1992 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 235 of October 9, 1992 Decree No 93-587 of March 26, 1993 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 74 of March 28, 1993
Art 1st. -
(Replaced, D. October 2, 1992) - Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Châteauneuf-du-Pape”, recognized by the decree of May 15, 1936, the red and white wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter: Surface of production
Art. 1st (a). -
(Modified, D. October 2, 1992) - the surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” is delimited inside the territory of the following communes: Châteauneuf-of-pope, Bédarrides, Courthézon, Orange and Sorgues. To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Châteauneuf-du-Pape”, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production whose limits were traced on the Geological Survey map to the 1/50000 annexed to the judgement of the court of dated March 28, 1930 Avignon. The surface of production thus delimited is deferred on cadrastal maps deposited to the town halls of the communes concerned. Any contribution in the pieces which are included in the delimited ground surface taken apart from this surface makes lose with these pieces the right to the controlled label of origin “Châteauneuf-du-Pape”. Any modification of the profile of the grounds or the morphology of the relief will be able to involve the downgrading of the piece concerned, downgrading pronounced by the national Committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin, after opinion of a commission of the grounds named by the Federation of the trade unions of the producers of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The operating conditions of this commission will be established by rules of procedure which will be subjected to the approval of the national Institute of the labels of origin. Encépagement
Art. 2. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” will have to come from following type of vines other than all others: grenache, syrah, mourvèdre, picpoul, terret black, counoise, muscardin, vaccarèse, picardan, cinsault, pale, roussane, bourboulenc. Any wine producer of “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” having in his exploitation of the pieces located in the delimited surface and containing hybrids cannot assert the right to this appellation contrôlée. Taille
Art. 3. -
(Replaced, D. October 2, 1992) - For all type of vines of the controlled label of origin “Châteauneuf-du-Pape”, except for the syrah, only the short size in two eyes to the maximum by courson in addition to the bourrillon is authorized. For the vines of less than forty years, the maximum number of eyes is fixed in twelve eyes per stock. For the vines of more than forty years, the maximum number of eyes is fixed in fifteen eyes per stock. For the type of vines grenache black, mourvèdre, picpoul black, terret black, only control out of goblet are authorized. For the type of vines grenache white, picpoul white, picardan, pale, roussanne, bourboulenc, muscardin, vaccarèse, cinsaut, counoise, are authorized control out of goblet or bilateral cord of royat trained with two at least superimposed wire. For the type of vine syrah, are authorized: - control out of goblet; - control in bilateral cord of royat; - control cuts of it Guyot with a long wood in eight frank eyes to the maximum. For these the last two modes of control, the stocks are trained with two at least superimposed wire. For the trained vines, the carrying wire will not have to be located at a height higher than 0,60 meter above the ground at the time of the entry in production. The vines of less than twenty years could be the subject of a transformation of the mode of control until the year 2000, provided: - to have made of it the request near the national Institute of the labels of origin; - to limit to eight the number of bunches per stock in the course of transformation. Beyond this time, no transformation could be operated more, without an exemption express granted by the national Institute of the labels of origin.
Art 3 (a). -
(Supplemented, D. October 2, 1992) - For all the vines planted as from the publication of this decree, the following standards will have to be respected: Plantations squared: the distance between the stocks will not be able to exceed 2 meters, this corresponding to a minimal density of 2500 feet per hectare. Plantations on line: the distance between two lines will not be able to exceed 2,50 meters, the minimal density not being able to be lower than 3000 feet per hectare. The vines in production showing a rate of lacks higher than 15 p.100 will see their best performance lowered proportionally to the rate of lacks actually noted, and this for the totality of the farming surface concerned. Arrosage
Art. 4. -
(Replaced, D. October 2, 1992) - the immersion of the vines is prohibited. Watering, in some form that it is, is interdict for the growing period of the vines. However, in the event of persistent dryness, watering can be authorized by the national Institute of the labels of origin, on request of the Federation of the trade unions of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but be limited to twice only by harvest and piece, with the proviso of intervening before the dated August 15 one, and insofar as it is likely to improve quality. minimum
Art degree. 5. -
(Replaced, D. March 26, 1993) - the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural alcoholometric title of 12°5. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 207 grams per liter of must for the red wines and 196 grams per liter of must for the white wines. Musts ready to produce white wines and the white wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” can profit from an authorization of enrichment per addition of rectified concentrated must since this practice is made necessary by exceptional climatic circumstances and under the conditions determined by interministerial decree. Any other operation of enrichment out of sugar or alcohol whatever the way in which it is practised, even by concentration and even in the legal limits, makes lose with the wine which undergoes it the right to the controlled label of origin “Châteauneuf-du-Pape”. Vinification
Art. 6. -
(Modified, D. April 30, 1974) - the wine making must be made either in red, or in white, in accordance with the uses local, honest and constant, in particular with perfectly healthy grape harvest of which the insufficiently ripe, damaged or sick parts will have been removed as a preliminary for the development of the “grated” wine known as. (Supplemented, D. 79.647 of July 27, 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. The rosy, stained or faded wines, the damaged or sick wines and the wines titrating in the containers other than the bottles more than 0,90 grams of volatile acidity lose the right to the controlled label of origin.
Art 7. -
(Modified, D. July 8, 1986) - the controlled label of origin “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” is granted to the wines obtained under the following conditions: The basic output, as defined by the decree n° 74.872 of October 19, 1974, is fixed at thirty-five hectolitres per hectare of vines in production. This basic output can, for a determined harvest, on proposal of the federation of the producers of wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and taking into account the quality and of the quantity of this harvest, being lowered or increased, the increase not having to in no case to have for effect to carry the output of the vines, grated included, with more forty-two hectolitres per hectare of vines in production. The going beyond of the annual output involves the loss of the right to the controlled label of origin “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” without can apply the exemptions envisaged by article 5 paragraph 2 of the decree n° 74.872 of October 19, 1974. In addition to this annual output, any wine grower is held to produce, under penalty of losing, for all his harvest, the right to the controlled label of origin “Châteauneuf-du-Pape”, a percentage of “grated”, variable between 5 and 20% of the quantities for which this name is asserted. The office of the federation of the producers of wines of “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” fixes each year the imposed minimum percentage. [Pursuant to article 6 of the above mentioned decree n° 74.872, the increase envisaged in article 12 of the decree n° 75.842 of September 8 is equal to 100% of the annual output of name “Coasts of the Rhone”]. (Supplemented, D. n° 78.932 of August 31, 1978). - In any exploitation, the young vines located in the delimited surface and planted out of type of vines opening to the right to the appellation contrôlée “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” are supposed to have the following outputs: With the second sheet, a maximum of 10 hectolitres to the hectare; With the third sheet, an output ranging between the output declared as a Châteauneuf-du-Pape on the same exploitation and a maximum of 42 hectolitres to the hectare. Moreover, in any exploitation the vines not intended for the production of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are supposed, starting from the third sheet, to have an output with the hectare higher of at least 10% than that declared as a Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The declaration of harvest will have to be drawn up by taking account of these presumptions, unless the contrary proof is not allowed on presentation of a certificate issued by the national Institute of the labels of origin after investigation of this institute, on request of the wine grower presented at least fifteen days before the beginning of the vintage. This certificate joint with the declaration of harvest is transmitted to the general direction of the taxes.
Art 8. -
(Modified, D. July 8, 1986) - the office of the federation of the producers of wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape has the role: has) To fix each year the percentage envisaged at article 7, paragraph 3, referred to above; b) To forward if it is necessary at the national Institute of the labels of origin the reasoned request of the modification of the basic output.
Art 9. -
The wines for which, under the present decree, is asserted the appellation contrôlée “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” 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, the label of origin referred to above being accompanied by the mention “appellation contrôlée” in very apparent characters.
Art 10. -
The Burgundian special bottle carrying in relief on glass the pontifical weapons and the inscription “Châteauneuf-du-Pape controlled”, property of the trade union of the owners of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, deposited on June 2, 1939 under number 41 at the clerk's office of the Orange court, can be used only for the wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, other than all others. The use of any indication, of any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that a wine is entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” 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 2 and labels of origin (art 1st 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.
Art 11. -
The modified and supplemented decree of May 15, 1936 defining the appellation contrôlée “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” and all provisions of the decree n° 55.1525 of November 24, 1955 relating to the output of the vineyards profiting of the aforesaid the appellation contrôlée are repealed. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19661102_27302/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Chateauneuf-du-Pape_-_1993.doc