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AOC Fronsac
FRONSAC
Decree of March 4, 1937
[The decree of Sept. 21, 1976 replaced the name of name “Coasts of Fronsac” by that of “Fronsac”.]
Art 1st. -
(Modified, D. n°. 44-62, 5 janv. 1944 and D. Nov 22, 1948). - Only are entitled to the appellation contrôlée Fronsac the red wines which, answering the conditions hereafter, were collected on the territory of the communes of Fronsac, the River, Saint-Germain-The-River, Saint-Michel-of-Fronsac, Saint-Aignan, Saillans and on the following pieces of the commune of Galgon:
Section E. - Pieces 867 p., 868, 877 p., 878 p., 879, 880, 1016 to 1019, 1021, 1022, 1023 p., 1024, 1027, l031, 1034 to 1038,1039 p., 1048, 1049 p., 1050 p., 1051 to 1055, 1056 p., 1057 to 1075, 1103, 1114 p., 1320, 1384, 1385 p., 1386, 1387, 1561 p., 1562, 1581.
Will be excluded from this surface of production the pieces belonging to the zone of the modern alluvia called “palus” and of the grounds not intended for the culture of the vine because of the local practice.
The experts appointed by the national committee of the labels of origin, will delimit on the cadrastal map the surface of production thus defined and the plan established by their care will be, after approval of the national committee, deposited in the town halls of the common interested parties, before September 1, 1937.
Art 2. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée Fronsac will have obligatorily to come from following type of vines other than all others: cabernet, bouchet, malbec or pressac, merlot.
(Addition, D. Dec 26, 1960, art 1st.) - From harvest 1961, any wine producer of the appellation contrôlée defined by this decree having in his exploitation of the pieces located in the delimited surface and containing hybrids will not be able to assert the right to this name.
Art 3. -
(Modified, D. March 16, 1943, art 10 and D. Nov 8, 1955 art 12). - The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée Fronsac will have to come from musts containing before any enrichment or concentration a minimum of 187 grams natural sugar per liter and to present after fermentation a minimum alcoholic strength of 11°.
Art 4. -
(Modified, D. March 22, 1983). - The basic output is fixed at 47 hectolitres per hectare of vines in production.
(Modified, D. 87-854 of October 22, 1987). - The benefit of the controlled label of origin “Fronsac” 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. -
Within one year of the proposals tending to regulate the size of the vines producing the wine with appellation contrôlée Fronsac will have to be presented by the trade union of the Coasts of Fronsac at the national committee of the labels of origin.
[The provisions relating to the regulation of the size and the densities of plantation were defined by a decree of Feb 15, 1947]
From the grape harvest of 1947, only will be entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Fronsac”, the wines answering all the conditions fixed by the decree of control relating to this name and coming from vines which will have been cut and planted in accordance with the provisions hereafter:
The only mode of size authorized is the size with cots and astes, the stock carrying 2 astes with 8 buttons to the maximum and 2 cots with 1 or 2 buttons.
The density of plantation will not have to be lower than 5.000 feet with the hectare.
Art 6. -
(Modified, D. August 14, 1958). - The wine making will be in conformity with the local practice.
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Fronsac” will profit from all the oenological processes authorized by the laws and payments in force. They could not be put in circulation without a certificate issued by an inspection board by the national Institute of the labels of origin, on a proposal from the wine trade union of the Coasts of Fronsac. This commission will examine whether the wine answers the conditions fixed by the regulation in force, and in particular by this decree. Its reasoned opinion will be transmitted to interested and the indirect tax authorities.
Rules of procedure approved by the national Institute of the labels of origin determine the procedure to be followed for the delivery of the certificate.
[These provisions were supplemented by the decree n° 74.871 of October 19.]
Art 7. -
The wines for which under the present decree the appellation contrôlée will be asserted Fronsac could not 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, containers unspecified, the label of origin referred to above being accompanied by the mention “appellation contrôlée” in very apparent characters.
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 Fronsac, 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.