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Decree of May 20, 2005 relating to the controlled label of origin “Corbières-Boutenac” - J.O n° 123 of May 28, 2005 page 9411 text n° 113
Article 1 Only can profit from the controlled label of origin “Corbières-
Boutenac” the red wines answering the conditions fixed by this decree.
Article 2 The geographical surface of production of the wines is consisted the territory of the following communes of the department of the Aude: Boutenac, Ferrals-
les-Corbières, Fabrezan, Saint-Laurent-of-the-Cabrerisse, Thézan-of-Corbières, Monséret, Saint-Andre-of-Roquelongue, Luc-on-Orbieu, Ornaisons and Lézignan-Corbières. The wines result from grapes collected in the geographical surface of production, in 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 during its meeting of November 3, 2004 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.
Article 3 I. -
the wines come from the type of vines carignan NR, grenache NR, syrah NR and mourvèdre NR. The proportion of the type of vine carignan NR lies between 30% and 50% of encépagement. The proportion of the type of vine syrah NR cannot be higher than 30% of encépagement. Encépagement is included/understood like that of the totality of the pieces of the exploitation producing the wine of name. II. - The wines come from the wine or grape assembly resulting from at least two from type of vines aimed to the present article, of which the carignan N.
Article 4 The vines are planted and cut according to following provisions': 1° Density of plantation: The vines planted from April 27, 2001 have a density of minimal plantation of 4.000 feet at the hectare. The vines planted from May 20, 2005 have a density of minimal plantation of 4.400 feet at the hectare. The vines planted from April 27, 2001 cannot present a spacing between rows higher than 2,50 meters. 2° Size: The vines are led in the short face with 12 eyes to more per foot: -
is out of goblet with 6 coursons in 2 eyes maximum; - is in cord of Royat with 6 coursons in 2 eyes maximum or to 8 to 10 let us coursons to 1 eye. However, the type of vine vines syrah NR can be led in the long face Guyot, with 10 eyes with more per foot: - is 6 eyes maximum on the rod and 1 to 2 let us coursons of recall in 2 eyes maximum; - is 8 eyes maximum on the rod and 1 courson of recall in 2 eyes maximum. For the type of vine vines grenache NR prone to the run-out, 2 to 3 let us coursons can be replaced by a rod with 4 or 5 eyes, provided that the producer addressed a request to this end to the local center of the national Institute of the labels of origin, before proceeding to the operation of size.
Article 5 Any irrigation is prohibited for the vines producing the classified wines controlled “Corbières-
Boutenac”.
Article 6 The wines come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 12%. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 200 grams per liter of must.
Article 7 The basic output aimed to article R. 641-
73 of the rural code is fixed at 45 hectolitres with the hectare. The output stop aimed to article R. 641-76 of the rural code is fixed at 54 hectolitres with the hectare. The maximum agronomic output with the piece aimed to article R. 641-82 of the rural code is fixed at 7.500 kilogrammes per hectare. The rate of dead or missing vines aimed to article R. 641-85 of the rural code is fixed at 20%. The benefit of the controlled label of origin can be granted to the wines coming from young vines to only leave: - fourth year which follows that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before July 31 for the type of vines grenache NR and syrah NR; - as from the seventh year which follows that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before July 31 for the type of vine mourvèdre NR; - and as from the ninth year which follows that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before July 31 for the type of vine carignan N.
Article 8 The wines are vinified in accordance with the local practice. The grapes resulting from the type of vine carignan NR are collected manually and transported whole until the places of wine making. The wines are obtained either by traditional wine making comprising the preliminary pressing accompanied or not by picking off, or by implementation of grape harvest made up of whole grapes. The recourse to the thermo-
wine making, the use of continuous vinificators, tanks with automatic reassembly, tanks with recycling of centrifugal marcs, érafloirs, screw drainers and continuous presses are prohibited. The wines cannot present, after fermentation, a sugar content fermentable higher than 3 grams per liter.
Article 9 The wines are presented at the analytical and organoleptic examinations for the delivery by the national Institute of the labels of origin of a certificate of aptitude preliminary to the delivery of the certificate of approval in accordance with articles R. 641-
94 to R. 641-98 of the rural code, under the conditions specified in the rules of procedure envisaged by the regulation relative to that the examinations. The wines are presented out of bottle at the examinations analytical and organoleptic for the delivery by the national Institute of the labels of origin of a certificate of approval, under the conditions envisaged with articles R. 641-94 with R. 641-98 of the rural code. The delivery of the certificate of approval intervenes as soon as possible on January 1 of the second year following that of harvest and at least three months after the setting out of bottle of the wines.
Article 10 The wines for which, under the present decree, the controlled label of origin “Corbières-
Boutenac is asserted” and which is presented under the aforementioned name not being able to be offered to the public, to be dispatched, put on sale or to be sold without, in the declarations of harvest and of stock, in the commercial document and accompanying documents, on the labels, containers unspecified and any advertising medium, the controlled label of origin referred to above is registered and accompanied by the mention “appellation contrôlée”, the whole in very apparent characters.
Article 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 “Corbières-
Boutenac” whereas it does not answer all the conditions fixed by this decree is continued in accordance with the general legislation on the frauds and the protection of the labels of origin.
Article 12 The Minister for the economy, of finances and industry, the Minister for agriculture, the food, of fishing and rurality, the Minister for small and medium-
sized companies, the trade, the craft industry, the liberal professions and consumption and the minister delegated to the budget and the budgetary reform, spokesman of the Government, are charged, each one in what relates to it, of the execution of this decree, which will be published in the Journal officiel de la République française. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_20050520_79402/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Corbieres-Boutenac_2005-05.doc