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Decree of October 20, 1997 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 246 of October 22, 1997

Art 1st. -

(Modified, D. October 14, 1974) - Only to the appellation contrôlée “Coteaux du Loir are entitled”, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, the white, red and rosy wines which, answering the conditions hereafter, were collected on the territory of the following communes, except for the pieces which, by their exposure, their altitude or the nature of their ground, are not ready to produce wines of quality. The Sarthe: Beaumont-on-Dême, Chahaignes, Castle-of-Dormouse, Chenu, Dissay, Flée, the Chartre-on-the-Dormouse, Lhomme, Marçon, Montabon, Nogent-Sandpapered, Ruillé, Saint-Germain-of Arcé, Saint-Germain-of-Valley, Saint-Pierre-of-Pinned, Vouvray-on-Dormouse. The Indre-and-Loire: Bueil, Epeigné-Dême, Saint-Aubin-the-Depict, Saint-Christophe, Saint-Benevolent, Villebourg. The experts appointed by the management committee of the national Institute of the labels of origin, will delimit the surface of production thus defined and the plans establish by their care, after approval by the national Institute, will be deposited in the town halls of the common interested parties.

Art 2. -

The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Coteaux du Loir” will have to come from following type of vines: For the white wines: White Chenin or Pineau of the Loire. For the red wines: Pineau d' Aunis, Cabernet, Gamay, Côt. For the rosy wines: Pineau d' Aunis, Cabernet, Gamay Côt and Groslot, this last in a maximum proportion of 25% of encépagement.

Art 3. -

(Replaced D. December 19, 1983) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Coteaux du Loir”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 9 p. 100 for the red wines and the rosy wines and of 9,5 p. 100 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 144 grams per liter of must for the red wines, the rosy wines and the white wines. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 12 p. 100 under penalty of losing the right to this name. However, the benefit of name can be granted to the wines of a total alcoholometric title higher than the limit 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 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 general direction of the taxes and the direction 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 of consumption, on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin, after opinion of the interested producers' associations.

Art 4. -

(Modified, D. December 23, 1982) - (replaced, D. October 20, 1997) - the basic output aimed to the article 1st of the decree n° 93-1067 of September 10, 1993 relating to the producing output of the vineyards of the wines with controlled label of origin is fixed at 55 hectolitres with the hectare for the red, rosy and white wines. The output stop fixed at article 4 of the aforesaid decree is fixed at 65 hectolitres at the hectare for the red, rosy and white wines. The benefit of the controlled label of origin 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. -

(Replaced, D. September 10, 1976) - As from the marketing year 1976-1977, to be entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Coteaux du Loir” the wines for which it will have been asserted will have to come from vines planted, conduits and cut in accordance with the provisions hereafter: 1° Plantation and led Density of 4.500 feet at least to the hectare; Spacing of 2,10 meters to the maximum enters the rows; Distance from 0,55 meter to the maximum between the ground and the lower wire of training. 2° Size Cut Guyot with one or two arms with only one length drink carrying eight frank eyes to the maximum and two let us coursons to the maximum, the total of the frank eyes by stock not having to exceed eleven. Cut with three arms with a long wood carrying seven frank eyes to the maximum and of let us coursons carrying three frank eyes to the maximum, the total of the frank eyes by stock not having to exceed eleven. Short size with let us coursons carrying three frank eyes to the maximum, with possibly a courson in four frank eyes, the total of the frank eyes by stock not having to exceed thirteen. The number of eyes per stock fixed at the three preceding subparagraphs relates to the vines planted with a maximum spacing of 1 meter on the row. It can be left an additional frank eye by stock each time this spacing is increased by 0,20 meter. A frank eye is an eye detached of the crown and joined with a secondary shoot developed or not.

Art 6. -

The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Coteaux du Loir” will have to come from grapes arrived has good maturity and vinified in accordance with the local practice. They will profit from all the oenological processes currently authorized by the laws and payments in force, other than the concentration which is prohibited.

Art 7. -

(Replaced, D. October 14, 1974) - the wines for which, under the present decree, is asserted the appellation contrôlée “Coteaux du Loir”, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley” cannot be declared after harvest, be offered to the public, put on sale or be sold without, in the declaration of harvest, in the advertisements, on the leaflets unspecified labels, invoices, containers, the label of origin 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 “Coteaux du Loir”, 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 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. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19480512_12802/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Coteaux_du_Loir_-

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