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Decree of February 9, 2005 relating to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Provence” - J.O n° 34 of February 10, 2005 page 2224 text n° 36
Article 1 1° Seuls can profit from the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Provence”, initially recognized by the decree n° 77-
1187 of October 24, 1977, the red, rosy and white wines answering the conditions fixed by this decree. 2° Seuls can profit from the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Provence” supplemented of the name “Holy-Victoire” the red and rosy wines answering the conditions fixed by this decree.
Article 2 1° the geographical surface of production of the classified wines controlled “Côtes de Provence” is consisted the territory of the following communes: In the department of the Rhone delta: Allauch, Goat-
Beautiful-Air, Ceyreste, Châteauneuf-the-Red, Ciotat, Cuges-the-Pines, Meyreuil, Mimet, Peynier, Puyloubier, Roquefort-the-Bédoule, Rousset, Simiane-Collongue, Tholonet and Trets; In the department of the VAr: Arcs, Bagnols-in-Forest, Beausset, Besse-on-Issole, Bormes-the-Mimosas, Cabasse, Cadière-at Azure, Callas, the Cannet-of-Moors, Carcès, Carnoules, Carqueiranne, Castellet, Cavalaire-on-Sea, Cogolin, Collobrières, Correns, Cotignac, Crau, the Cross-Valmer, Cuers, Draguignan, Entrecasteaux, Evenos, Farlède, Figanières, Flassans-on-Issole, Flayosc, Frejus, the Guard, the Guard-Freinet, Gassin, Gonfaron, Grimaud, Hyères, the Londe-the-Moors, Lorgues, the Luc, Mayons, Montfort-on-Argens, the Mole, the Mound, Muy, Pierrefeu-of-VAr, Pignans, Plan-of-the-Turn, Pourcieux, Pourrières, Pradet, Puget-on-Argens, Puget-City, Ramatuelle, Roquebrune-on-Argens, Saint-Antonin-of-VAr, Saint-Cyr-on-Sea, Holy-Maxime, Saint-Paul-in-Forest, Saint-Raphaël, Saint-Tropez, Sanary-on-Sea, Seillans, Six-Furnace-the-Beaches, Solliès-Bridge, Taradeau, Thoronet, Trans-in-Provence, the Valette-of-VAr and Vidauban; In the department of the Alpes-Maritimes: Villars-on-VAr. 2° the classified wines controlled “Côtes de Provence” supplemented of the name “Holy-Victoire” come from grapes resulting from pieces having been the object from a procedure from identification and located in the geographical surface from production approved by the national committee from the wines and brandies from the national Institute from the labels of origin in its meeting from the 27 and May 28, 2004 and consisted the territory from the following communes: In the department of the Rhone delta: Châteauneuf-the-red, Tholonet, Meyreuil, Peynier, Puyloubier, Rousset and Trets; In the department of the VAr: Pourcieux and Pourrières.
Article 3 1° the classified wines controlled “Côtes de Provence” 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 9, 2000, 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. On a purely transitory basis, the pieces planted in vine, identified by their cadastral reference, their surface and their encépagement and excluded from the delimited surface “Côtes de Provence” continue to profit for their harvest from the right to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Provence” until harvest 2021 included, provided they answer the conditions fixed by this decree and that they were not torn off and were replanted meanwhile. However, starting from harvest 2002, this right cannot profit any more that with pieces belonging to exploitation whose surface planted in the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Provence” was reduced pursuant to the delimitation of the surface of production approved by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin of November 9, 2000. Under this paragraph, the planted surface gets along like the whole of the pieces of an exploitation classified within the delimited surface and which profit from the transitional measures envisaged above. They observe the conditions of production of the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Provence”. 2° the identification of the pieces producing the classified wines controlled “Côtes de Provence” supplemented of the name “Holy-
Victoire” is carried out on the basis of criterion relating to their site, fixed by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin in its meeting of November 6, 2003 after opinion of the commission of experts indicated to this end. Any producer wishing to make identify a piece of vine carries out of it the request near the services of the national Institute of the labels of origin before February 1 of the year of harvest. The list of the new identified pieces is approved each year by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin after opinion of the commission of experts referred to above. The lists of the criteria and the identified pieces can be consulted near the services of the national Institute of the labels of origin and the interested trade union of defense.
Article 4 1° A. -
The red and rosy wines of controlled label of origin “Côtes de Provence” come from following type of vines: has) Principal type of vines: cinsaut NR, grenache NR, mourvèdre NR, syrah NR, tibouren NR, representing a minimal proportion together of: 60% of encépagement starting from harvest 2000; 70% of encépagement starting from harvest 2005; 80% of encépagement starting from harvest 2015. At least two of principal type of vines are present in encépagement, without the proportion of the one not being able to be higher than 90% of encépagement. b) Additional type of vines: barbaroux Rs, cabernet-sauvignon NR, calitor NR known as pécoui touar, carignan NR. The proportion of cabernet-sauvignon NR cannot be higher than 30% of encépagement. The proportion of carignon NR cannot be higher than 40% of encépagement. The type of vines barbaroux Rs and calitor NR are authorized only for the pieces planted before 1995. Encépagement intended for the production of the red and rosy wines can comprise type of vines admitted for the production of the white wines, enumerated at the point B of this paragraph, in a maximum proportion of 10%. B. - the white wines of controlled label of origin “Côtes de Provence” come from following type of vines: pale B, sémillon B, ugni white B, vermentino B called also poker B. 2° the red and rosy wines of controlled label of origin “Côtes de Provence” supplemented of the name “Holy-Victoire” come from following type of vines: has) Principal type of vines: grenache NR, syrah NR, cinsaut NR, representing a minimal proportion together of: 70% of encépagement starting from harvest 2004; 80% of encépagement starting from harvest 2015. At least two of principal type of vines are present in encépagement, without the proportion of the one not being able to be higher than 80% of encépagement. The proportion of the type of vines grenache NR and syrah NR, together or separately, cannot be lower than 50% of encépagement. b) Additional type of vines: mourvèdre NR, carignan NR, cabernet-sauvignon NR. For the red wines, the proportion of cabernet-sauvignon NR cannot be higher than 10% of encépagement. Encépagement intended for the production of the rosy wines can comprise type of vines admitted for the production of the white wines of label of origin controlled “Côtes de Provence”, enumerated at the point B of the first paragraph of this article, in a maximum proportion of 10%. The red and rosy wines come from the wine or grape assembly resulting from type of vines cited in the present paragraph. When they are vinified separately, the wines resulting from various type of vines are assembled in the wine containers before the taking away envisaged with article R. 641-96 of the rural code. 3° encépagement is included/understood like that of the totality of the pieces of the exploitation producing the wine of name for the color considered.
Article 5 The vines producing the classified wine controlled “Côtes de Provence” or “Côtes de Provence” supplemented of the name “Holy-
Victoire” are planted and cut according to following provisions': has) Density of plantation The vines have a density of plantation resulting in a maximum surface of 2,5 square meters per foot. These vines cannot present a spacing between rows higher than 2,50 meters and a spacing between feet on the same row lower than 0,80 meter. b) Cut The vines are led in the short face to coursons in two eyes either out of goblet, or in cord of Royat. However, for the vines producing the wine with controlled label of origin “Côtes de Provence”, the type of vines cabernet-sauvignon NR and syrah NR can be led in the long face, with eight frank eyes with more per frank foot and six eyes with more on long wood.
Article 6 1° the classified wines controlled “Côtes de Provence” come from collected grapes with good maturity and presenting a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 11%. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 189 grams per liter of must for the red wines and than 178 grams per liter of must for the white and rosy wines. 2° the classified wines controlled “Côtes de Provence” supplemented of the name “Holy-
Victoire” come from collected grapes with good maturity and presenting a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 11,5% for the rosy wines and 12% for the red wines. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 178 grams per liter of must for the rosy wines and than 189 grams per liter of must for the red wines.
Article 7 1° For the classified wines controlled “Côtes de Provence”, the basic output aimed to article R. 614-
73 of the rural code is fixed at 55 hectolitres with the hectare. The output stop aimed to article R. 641-76 of the rural code is fixed at 66 hectolitres with the hectare. The maximum agronomic output with the piece aimed to article R. 641-82 of the rural code is fixed at 9.750 kilogrammes per hectare. The benefit of the controlled label of origin can be granted to the wines coming from young vines only as from the second year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before July 31. 2° For the classified wines controlled “Côtes de Provence” supplemented of the name “Holy-Victoire”, the basic output aimed to article R. 614-73 of the rural code is fixed at 50 hectolitres with the hectare. The output stop aimed to article R. 641-76 of the rural code is fixed at 50 hectolitres with the hectare. The maximum agronomic output with the piece aimed to article R. 641-82 of the rural code is fixed at 8.450 kilogrammes per hectare. The benefit of the controlled label of origin can be granted to the wines coming from young vines only as from the third year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before July 31.
Article 8 1° the classified wines controlled “Côtes de Provence” or “Côtes de Provence” supplemented of the name “Holy-
Victoire” are vinified in accordance with the local practice. The red wines are obtained by traditional wine making comprising preliminary pressing or by implementation of grape harvest comprising of the whole grapes. The rosy wines are worked out by bleeding, draining or direct pressing, with a minimal proportion of wine 20% resulting from bleeding. For the development of the wines, the recourse to the thermo-wine making is prohibited uninterrupted. The use of continuous vinificators, tanks with automatic reassembly is also prohibited, tanks with recycling of marc, continuous presses, of érafloirs centrifugal and screw drainers of less than 750 millimetres in diameter. The wines cannot present, after fermentation, a sugar content fermentable higher than 3 grams per liter. 2° the rosy wines of controlled label of origin “Côtes de Provence” supplemented of the name “Holy-Victoire” comprise a maximum of wine 50% resulting from direct pressing. These wines are high until February 1 at least of the year following that of harvest. Les vins rouges d'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Côtes de Provence » complétée du nom « Sainte-Victoire » sont élevés jusqu'au 1er septembre au moins de l'année suivant celle de la récolte.
Article 9 Les vins ne peuvent être mis en circulation avec l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Côtes de Provence » ou « Côtes de Provence » complétée du nom « Sainte-
Victoire » sans un certificat d'agrément délivré par l'Institut national des appellations d'origine dans les conditions prévues aux articles R. 641-94 à R. 641-98 du code rural.
Article 10 Les vins pour lesquels, aux termes du présent décret, est revendiquée l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Côtes de Provence » ou « Côtes de Provence » complétée du nom « Sainte-
Victoire », et qui sont présentés sous ladite appellation, ne peuvent être offerts au public, expédiés, mis en vente ou vendus sans que, dans les documents d'accompagnement et les documents commerciaux, sur les étiquettes, récipients quelconques et tout support publicitaire, l'appellation d'origine contrôlée susvisée soit inscrite et accompagnée de la mention « appellation contrôlée », le tout en caractères très apparents.
Article 11 L'emploi de toute indication ou de tout signe susceptible de faire croire à l'acheteur qu'un vin a droit à l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Côtes de Provence » ou « Cotes de Provence » complétée du nom « Sainte-
Victoire » alors qu'il ne répond pas à toutes les conditions fixées par le présent décret est poursuivi conformément à la législation générale sur les fraudes et sur la protection des appellations d'origine.
Article 12 Les vins rouges et rosés de la récolte 2004 issus de raisins récoltés dans les parcelles identifiées conformément aux dispositions du deuxième paragraphe de l'article 3 du présent décret peuvent bénéficier de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Côtes de Provence » complétée du nom « Sainte-
Victoire » dans la mesure où ils répondent aux conditions fixées par le présent décret, notamment en son article 9.
Article 13 Le décret n° 77-
1187 du 24 octobre 1977 modifié définissant l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Côtes de Provence » est abrogé.
Article 14 Le ministre de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie, le ministre de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation, de la pêche et de la ruralité, le ministre des petites et moyennes entreprises, du commerce, de l'artisanat, des professions libérales et de la consommation et le ministre délégué au budget et à la réforme budgétaire, porte-
parole du Gouvernement, sont chargés, chacun en ce qui le concerne, de l'exécution du présent décret, qui sera publié au Journal officiel de la République française. Avertissement : Les informations présentées sur ce site font l'objet d'une clause de non responsabilitéINAO_20050210_68302/11/2006 Document téléchargeable : AOC Cotes de Provence_2005-02.doc