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Decree of June 12, 2003 modifying the decree of April 2, 1990 relating to the controlled label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais” - J.O n° 140 of June 19, 2003 page 10255
Art 1st. -
Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais” the red, rosy or white wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter.
Art 2. -
The surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais” is delimited inside the territory of the twenty-seven following communes of the department of the Batch-and-Garonne: Beaupuy, Bouglon, Cambes, Caubon-Saint-Saver, Castelnau-on-Gupie, Cocumont, Escassefort, Guerin, Lachapelle, Lagupie, Lévignac-of-Guyenne, Marcellus, Marmande, Mauvezin-on-Gupie, the Meilhan-on-Garonne, Monteton, Montpouillan, Peyrière, Romestaing, Saint-Avit, Saint-Géraud, Saint-Martin-Small, Saint-Saver-of-Meilhan, Holy-Bazeille, Samazan, Seyches and Virazeil.
Art 3. -
(Replaced, D. June 19, 2003) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production 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 at the meetings of November 8, 1989 and November 7, 2002, on the territory of the common aimings to article 2, on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end.
Art 4. -
The wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais” must come from following type of vines, other than all others: Red and rosy wines 1. Principal type of vines Frank cabernet (N), Cabernet Sauvignon (N), Merlot (N), the whole of these type of vines being limited to 75 p.100 to the maximum of encépagement of each exploitation. 2. Complementary type of vines Abouriou (N), Cot (N), Iron (N), Gamay (N), Syrah (N), the whole of these type of vines being limited starting from harvest 1990 to 50 p. 100 to the maximum of encépagement of each exploitation. White wines 1. Principal type of vine Sauvignon (b). 2. Complementary type of vines Muscadelle (b), white Ugni (b), Sémillon (b), the whole of these type of vines having to represent to the 30p maximum. 100 of encépagement of each exploitation.
Art 5. -
To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 10 p. 100. The sugar content residual of the white wines should not exceed 4 grams per liter. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 162 grams per liter of must for the red wines and than 153 grams per liter of must for the white and rosy wines. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment is granted, the wines should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 13 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 voluminal title alcoholometric higher than the limits 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 of the wines and brandies (I.N.A.O.) 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 competition, the consumption and the repression of the frauds and the general direction of the taxes. The limits aimed to the subparagraphs above can be modified when the climatic conditions justify it by joint decree of the minister of State, Minister for the economy, finances and the budget, and the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies, after opinion of the interested producers' associations.
Art 6. -
Can claim with the controlled label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais” only the wines answering the conditions of the decree n°74-872 of modified October 19, 1974. The basic output aimed to the article 1st of the decree referred to above is fixed at: 55 hectolitres with the hectare for the red and rosy wines; 66 hectolitres with the hectare for the white wines. The percentage envisaged in its article 3 is fixed at 20 p. 100. The benefit of the controlled label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais” 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 7. -
(Replaced, D. December 10, 1991) - the vines producing the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais” will have to be cut and planted according to following provisions': The maximum loading in buds preserved at the size is fixed at 50.000 at the hectare. The minimal density of the plantations is fixed at 4.000 feet with the hectare for all new plantation or replanting carried out since 1990. However, the plantation of vines to densities lower than 4.000 feet with the hectare without reaching less than 3.300 feet will be accepted in exceptional circumstances to allow the completion of sets culturalement homogeneous, already partially planted in conformity with rules fixed for the reorganization of the vineyard. The distance between the stocks, on the row, must be at least equal to 1 meter. The vines not answering the minimal density of 4.000 stocks to the hectare will profit in exceptional circumstances from the right to name for their harvest only until the year 2020 included.
Art 8. -
The wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais” must be vinified in accordance with the local practice. They profit from all the oenological processes authorized by the laws and payments in force.
Art 9. -
The classified wines controlled “Côtes du Marmandais” cannot be put in circulation without a certificate of approval delivered by the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies under the conditions envisaged by the decree n° 74.871 of October 19, 1974 relating to the examinations analytical and organoleptic of the classified wines controlled.
Art 10. -
The wines for which under the present decree is asserted the controlled label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais” cannot be declared after harvest, be offered to the public, 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 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.
Art 11. -
The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that a wine is entitled to name “Côtes du Marmandais”, 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 decree of February 18, 1975 fixing the conditions of attribution of the label “delimited Wines of quality higher” than the wines with label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais” is repealed. The wines having received the label of the delimited wines of higher quality under name “Côtes du Marmandais” and answering the conditions of this decree can be allowed for the benefit of I' label of origin controlled 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 the 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 appellation contrôlée lose definitively and immediately the benefit of the label of origin to which they had right if they do not undergo these examinations successfully. The wines profiting from the label of origin “Côtes du Marmandais” 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 during the three months which follow the date of publication of this decree, the provisions of article 2, paragraph 3, of the decree of November 30, 1960 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. After this three months deadline, they will be able to continue to be marketed under their label of origin “delimited Wines of higher quality” 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 of the wines and brandies. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19900402_52202/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Cotes_du_Marmandais_-_2003.doc