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Decree of March 31, 1998 relating to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul” - J.O n° 77 of April 1, 1998 Modifié by: Decree of February 5, 2003 relating to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul” - J.O n° 36 of February 12, 2003 page 2591

Art 1st. -

Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul” the gray, white and red wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter.

Art 2. -

The surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul” is delimited inside the territory of the following communes of the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle: Lucey, Bruley, Pagney-behind-Barine, Domgermain, Charm-the-Coast, Mount-the-Vineyard, Blénod-lès-Toul, Bulligny.

Art 3. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul”, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production aimed to article 2 delimited by pieces or parts of pieces, such as it was approved by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin during the meeting of February 16, 1984, on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The plans of delimitation are deposited with the town hall of the common interested parties.

Art 4. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul”, the wines must come from following type of vines, other than all others: - gray wines: principal type of vines: pinot black and gamay black; Additional type of vines: pinot miller NR, Auxerre-native B, aubin B. For the development of the gray wines, the two principal type of vines must be vinified in assembly and none them must only exceed with him 85% of the surfaces implemented. The black pinot must account for 10% at least these surfaces. The additional type of vines cannot exceed 15% of these surfaces. By way of derogation, the exploitations not filling the percentages of encépagement above definite have a five years deadline after publication of this decree to put itself in conformity: - white wines: resident of Auxerre B, aubin B; - red wines: pinot black.

Art 5. -

The vines producing the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul” must be planted and cut according to following provisions': 1° Plantation and control of the vine: Minimal density of plantation, 4.500 feet with the hectare. Spacing of 2,25 meters to the maximum enters the rows. Useful trained surface will have to be 5.700 square meters at least per hectare. One understands by useful trained surface the developed plane surface resulting from the product cumulated length of the rows by the distance ranging between the wire carrying (interior wire) and the top the stakes carry-wire raised of 20 centimetres (height of trimming). The vines not answering these provisions planted before the publication of this decree, will be able to retain the right to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul” until their pulling up and, at the latest, harvest 2023 included. (Replaced, D. of February 5, 2003) - In addition, the vines led according to the system called in quadrant will be able to retain the right to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul until their pulling up and, at the latest, the harvest 2020 included subject to the respect of an individual bill book. 2° Size: The two following modes of size are authorized: Short size in cord of royat. In this mode of size, the total number of frank eyes per stock will not have to exceed eleven, each one of coursons being able to comprise only two frank eyes to the maximum. Long size in guyot simple. In this case, the total number of frank eyes per stock will not have to exceed nine, with only one length drink carrying seven frank eyes to the maximum and a courson in two frank eyes to the maximum.

Art 6. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 8,5% for the gray or white wines and 9% 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 136 G per liter of must for the gray or white wines and than 144 G per liter of must for the red wines. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment is granted, the wines should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 12% for the gray and white wines and of 12,5% for the red wines.

Art 7. -

Can claim with the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul” only the wines answering the conditions of the decree of September 10, 1993 referred to above. The basic output aimed to the article 1st of this decree is fixed at: - gray wines or white: 60 hectolitres with the hectare; - red wines: 45 hectolitres with the hectare. The output stop envisaged in article 4 of this decree is fixed at: - gray wines or white: 72 hectolitres with the hectare; - red wines: 54 hectolitres with the hectare. The benefit of the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul” 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 8. -

The grapes must be vinified in accordance with the local practice. The gray wine must answer the following definition: product of the fermentation of the musts obtained by direct pressing of the fresh grape harvest. The wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul” profit from all the oenological processes envisaged by the regulation in force.

Art 9. -

The classified wines controlled “Côtes de Toul” cannot be put in circulation without a certificate of approval delivered by the national Institute of the labels of origin under the conditions envisaged by the decree of October 19, 1974 referred to above.

Art 10. -

The wines for which under the present decree is asserted the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul” not being able to be declared after harvest, to be offered to public, to be dispatched, put on sale or to be sold without, in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, invoices, containers unspecified, the label of origin referred to above are registered and 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.

Art 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 “Côtes de Toul”, 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, without damage of the sanctions of a tax nature, if it is necessary.

Art 12. -

The wines having received the label of the delimited wines of higher quality under the label of origin “Côtes de Toul” and answering the conditions of this decree can be allowed for the benefit of the controlled label of origin, if they obtain within three month starting from the date of publication of this decree the certificate of approval envisaged in article 9, delivered above under the same conditions, after examinations analytical and organoleptic. The wines held by wholesale dealers will be subjected to the same procedure: however, in this case, samplings will be carried out by the agents of the general direction of competition, the consumption and the repression of the frauds. The wines presented at the examinations analytical and organoleptic for classification in controlled label of origin lose definitively and immediately the benefit of the label of origin to which they had right if they do not undergo the examinations successfully. The wines profiting from the controlled label of origin “Côtes de Toul” to which was delivered before at the date of publication of this decree the label of the delimited wines of higher quality can be marketed under their name until exhaustion of stock, the provisions of article 2, paragraph 3, of the decree of November 30, 1960 relating to the delimited wines of higher quality, relating to the validity of use by the producer of the label of the delimited wines of higher quality, not being more applicable to these wines. However, the wines which were not the subject of a marketing or which were not bottled before the expiry of a three months deadline following the publication of this decree could not be marketed under their label of origin “delimited Wine of higher quality” that if they obtain an extension of the validity of the label after a new examination of quality by analysis and tasting, organized by the trade union of defense of name under the control of the national Institute of the labels of origin.

Art 13. -

The decree of modified August 9, 1951 fixing the conditions of attribution of the label “delimited Wine of quality higher” than the classified wines “Côtes de Toul” is repealed. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19980331_42402/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Cotes_de_Toul_-_2003.doc