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Decree of August 25, 2003 modifying the decree of November 10, 1949 relating to the controlled label of origin “Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois” - J.O n° 200 of August 30, 2003 page 14824
Art 1st. -
Only are entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois” the wines which, answering the conditions hereafter specified, were collected on the territory of the commune of Saint-Jean-of-Minervois (Herault), such as it will be delimited by the commission of expertise indicated by the management committee of the national institute of the labels of origin. The plan of the delimitations will be, after approval by the national institute deposited with the town hall of Saint-Jean-of-Minervois.
Art 2. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois” will have to come from the Muscat type of vine gilded of Frontignan, except for all others.
Art 3. -
(Supplemented D. August 25, 2003) - the vines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois” must be led out of goblet: - short size with a maximum of 6 let us coursons in 2 eyes. However, for the vines planted before 1985, a size with 7 let us coursons in 2 eyes is authorized; - at the time of the size of formation, the maximum height of let us coursons will be 50 cm, this height being measured starting from the ground until the lower part of the courson. The vines producing the wine with appellation contrôlée “Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois” will have to be cut with two frank buds to the maximum above the bourrillon. (Supplemented, D. May 19, 1972). The presence of fruit trees in a piece makes lose with its harvest the right to the appellation contrôlée. The irrigation is prohibited in some form that it is and at any time of the year, except exceptional exemption granted for vineyards or parts of vineyards, for the nonvegetative period of the vine by the national institute of the labels of origin and, out this period, by decree of the Minister for the agriculture and the Minister for the economy and finances after opinion of this institute. (Supplemented, D. August 25, 2003) - the vintage must be brought out of whole grapes.
Art 4. -
(Modified, D. June 22, 1956 and D. May 19, 1972). - The wines profiting from the appellation contrôlée referred to above will have to be obtained with musts obligatorily having an initial natural wealth of sugar of 252 grams at least per liter, in which was made, in the course of fermentation a contribution evaluated out of pure alcohol of 5% at least and 10% to the maximum of the volume of the moùts, using alcohol titrating at least 95°. The made wines will have to titrate a richness minimum out of actual alcoholic strength of 15° and to contain at least 125 grams of sugar per liter. The operations of mutage must be carried out before December 31 of the year of harvest of musts. However, of the complements of mutage could be authorized or ordered by the Fraud Squad within the limit of a total addition of pure alcohol 10%, before the delivery of the certificate envisaged in article 6 of this decree. Any operation of enrichment other than the mutage and the complements of mutage under the conditions noted above, and especially any operation of chaptalization, concentration or congelation even within the legal limits is prohibited under penalty of making lose the right to the appellation contrôlée for the wine on which it would have been practised. The grape harvest of the young vines could be used for the development of the wine with appellation contrôlée “Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois” only starting from the fourth sheet of the graft (this one included/understood) after grafting on the spot or installation of marble-grafted. (Supplemented, D. August 25, 2003) - a round of applause of the grape harvest, fixed by prefectoral decree on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin and opinion of the trade union of the producers of Saint-Jean-of-Minervois, determines the beginning of the vintage. However, of the individual exemptions from the requirement relating to the date fixed by the above mentioned decree can be granted by the national Institute of the labels of origin after report of the maturity of the vines in question.
Art 5. -
(Modified, D. June 22, 1956, D. May 19, 1972.) - When the output of the pieces from which the grapes come exceeds 40 hectolitres of must to the hectare, the producer loses the right to the sweet aperitif wine development for some proportion that it is harvest of these pieces. (Modified, D. August 25, 2003) - the label of origin referred to above is applicable only within the limit of 30 hectolitres must per hectare of vine in production. This limit can be modified each year following the quantity and the quality of harvest, by decision of the management committee of the national institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies, approved by decree of the Minister for agriculture after consultation of a commission of five members named by the national institute of the labels of origin on the proposal of the trade union of defense most representative of the appellation contrôlée in question, adopted by a general assembly of the aforesaid trade union. The increases in basic output are granted only in exceptional year where quality and quantity arise simultaneously. The surplus quantities are displaced. However, of the individual exemptions can be granted by the national institute of the labels of origin after checking of the quality of the harvest and the conditions of production. The requests will have to be presented before the beginning of the grape harvest.
Art 5 (a). -
(Added, D. April 13, 1951). - The wines aimed to the present decree will not be able to leave the wine storehouses of the property before November 15 of the year of harvest.
Art 6. -
To in no case, the words “Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois” could not be reproduced on the labels of the bottles containing of the similar wines or liqueur wines or sweet aperitif wines, not being entitled to this name. The postal address of the owners and traders installed in the commune of Saint-Jean-of-Minervois, could not, consequently, be reproduced on the aforementioned bottles that in the condition of being placed at the back of the bottle and of being registered on a special label being marked exclusively following: “Postal Address: X… trader with Saint-Jean-of-Minervois (Herault). The whole in identical characters and whose dimensions will not have to exceed 2 millimetres. The quality of owner or wine grower will not have, to in no case, be reproduced on the labels intended for products not being entitled to the label of origin. The name of Saint-Jean-of-Minervois will not be able, to in no case, be reproduced on the containers other than the bottles, as on packing containing of the products not being entitled to this name if it is not in the shape of a postal address made out so as to not give birth to any confusion in the spirit from the purchaser. (Supplemented, D. May 19, 1972). The wines for which the appellation contrôlée referred to above will be asserted could not be put in circulation without a certificate of approval delivered by the national institute of the labels of origin taking into consideration condition fixed by the regulation in force. The delivery of this certificate is subordinated to an analytical and organoleptic control wines, on opinion of an inspection board indicated on a proposal from the trade union of defense most representative of name in question, by the national institute of the labels of origin. Rules of procedure worked out by the trade union and approval by the national institute of the labels of origin will determine in accordance with the regulation in force, the procedure to be followed for the operation of the inspection board and the delivery of the certificate of approval. The name of name will have to be registered on the labels in very apparent characters whose dimensions as well in width as in height will not have to be lower than those of any other mention being reproduced on the label. [These provisions were supplemented by the decree n° 74.871 of October 19.]
Art 7. -
The wines for which, under the present decree, will be asserted the appellation contrôlée “Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois”, could not be declared after harvest offered to the public, dispatched, put on sale or sold, without, in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, unspecified invoices, labels, containers, 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 “Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois”, 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 (art 1 and 2 of the law of August 1, 1905, art 8 of the law of May 6, 1919, art 13 of the decree of August 19, 1921), without damage of the sanctions of a tax nature. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19491110_58202/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Muscat_de_Saint-Jean-de-Minervois_-_2003.doc