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Decree of March 19, 1998 relating to certain labels of origin controlled of the Burgundy area - J.O n° 72 of March 26, 1998
Art 1st. -
Only to the controlled label of origin “Maranges” the wines are entitled answering the conditions fixed hereafter.
Art 2. -
The surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Maranges” is delimited inside the territory of the communes of Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Dezize-lès-Maranges and Sampigny-lès-Maranges.
Art 3. -
To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Maranges”, the red or white 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 labels of origin of the wines and brandies at its meeting of June 2, 1988, on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The plans of delimitation are deposited with the town hall of the common interested parties. The list of the first vintages of the controlled label of origin “Maranges” and the corresponding surfaces of production were approved by the national committee of the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies at its meeting of September 15, 1988. The plans of delimitation are deposited with the town hall of the common interested parties. Are classified first believed the following climates: The Roussots Fields, Fussière, Closed of Boutière, the Cross Monks, the Field of the Kings and the Field of Loyères. For the wines produced in the pieces classified in first vintage, above mentioned name can be supplemented either by the name of the climate of origin, or by the expression “First believed”, or by one and the other. The name of the climate of origin must be placed after that of name “Maranges” and be printed in characters whose dimensions, as well in height as in width, should not exceed those of name. For the other climates of origin not classified in first vintage under the conditions envisaged with the preceding subparagraphs, the name of the climate can be assistant of that of name. In this case, it must be printed in characters whose dimensions, as well in height as in width, should not exceed half of those of name. The name of the controlled label of origin “Maranges” can be followed words “Coast of Beaune”, for the red wines exclusively, thus forming an inseparable name having to be printed in identical characters, of the same form, of same dimensions and of the same color. These red wines are entitled also to the appellation contrôlée “Coast of Beaune-Villages”, the words “Coast of Beaune” and “Villages” having to be connected by a hyphen and to be reproduced on the same line in identical characters, of same dimensions, of the same form, of the same color and forming an inseparable name.
Art 4. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Maranges” must come from following type of vines, other than very other: For the red wines: pinot fine black known as “noirien”, pinot beurot, pinot liébault. For the white wines: chardonnay exclusively. The local use to incorporate in the vines intended to produce the wines with appellation contrôlée “Maranges” a certain number of white seedlings, pinot white or gray and chardonnay, of which the percentage can amount to 15% to the maximum, remains authorized.
Art 5. -
To be entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Maranges”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of: 10,5% for the red wines; 11% 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: 171 grams per liter of musts for the red wines; 170 grams per liter of musts for the white wines. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a total voluminal alcoholometric title of 13,5% for the red wines and 14% for the white wines, under penalty of losing the right to name considered. The wines for which the addition either of the name of the climate of origin was asserted, or from the expression “first believed” or of the one and other, with that of the appellation contrôlée “Maranges” must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of: 11% for the red wines; 11,5% 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: 180 grams per liter of musts for the red wines; 178 grams per liter of musts for the white wines. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a total voluminal alcoholometric title of 14% for the red wines and 14,5% for the white wines, under penalty of losing the right to name considered. However, the benefit of above mentioned 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 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 general direction of competition, the consumption and the repression of the frauds. The limits aimed to the subparagraphs above could be modified, when the climatic conditions justify it, by joint decree of the minister and Minister for Agriculture and Forestry in charge of consumption, 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. -
With the controlled label of origin “Maranges” only the wines can claim answering the conditions of the decree of modified October 19, 1974 referred to above. The basic output aimed to the article 1st of this decree is fixed at forty hectolitres per hectare of vine in production for the red wines and forty-five hectolitres for the white wines. The percentage envisaged in article 3 of this same decree determining the limiting ceiling of classification is equal to 20%. Only can profit from an output higher than the basic output, within the maximum limit of the limiting ceiling of classification, for a given surface of vine producing of the wines being entitled to name “Maranges”, the informants who make of it the request at the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies before the vintage of the vines in question and which was subjected to the checking of their harvest by the commission of five members envisaged with the article 1st of the decree of modified October 19, 1974 referred to above.
Art 7. -
The wines being entitled to name “Maranges” must come from vines which will have been planted and cut in accordance with the provisions of the decree of September 17, 1956.
Art 8. -
(Modified, D. March 19, 1998) - the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Maranges” must be vinified in accordance with the local practice. They will profit from all the oenological processes currently authorized by the laws and payments in force.
Art 9. -
The wines cannot be put in circulation with the controlled label of origin “Maranges” without a certificate issued by the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies under the conditions envisaged by the decree of modified October 19, 1974 referred to above relating to the examinations analytical and organoleptic of the wines with controlled label of origin.
Art 10. -
The wines for which, under the present decree, the appellation contrôlée is asserted “Maranges” 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, containers unspecified, the above mentioned label of origin being accompanied by the mention “appellation contrôlée” in very apparent characters.
Art 11. -
The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that a wine is entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Maranges”, 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 provisions relating to the controlled labels of origin “Cheilly-lès-Maranges”, “Dezize-lès-Maranges” and “Sampigny-lès-Maranges”, contained in the decree of May 21, 1970 are repealed. The wines in stock profiting from these names could be marketed under their name until exhaustion of stocks which will have to be the subject of a special mention on the completed declaration on August 31, 1988. The benefit of the controlled label of origin “Maranges” will apply to the wines answering the conditions of this decree, starting from harvest 1988. However, it could be granted to the wines of former harvests which will have obtained, within three month starting from the date of publication of this decree, a certificate D approval delivered at the end of analytical and organoleptic control carried out according to the procedure fixed at article 9 above, provided these wines were approved before under one of names “Cheilly-lès-Maranges”, “Dezize-lès-Maranges” or “Champigny-lès-Maranges”, and that they answer all the conditions of production of this decree. 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. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19890523_21302/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Maranges_-_1998.doc