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Decree of March 19, 1992 relating to the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant” - J.O Number 72 of March 25, 1992 Modifié by: Decree of September 2, 2004 modifying the decree of March 19, 1992 relating to the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant” - J.O n° 207 of September 5, 2004 page 15736 text n° 23 Article 1Seuls are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant”, recognized by the decree of March 12, 1946 modified the red wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter.

Article 2L' surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant” is delimited inside the territory of the following communes: Bergerac, Creysse, Lembras and Saint-

Sauveur. Article 3 ? Modifié D. September 2, 2004 to be entitled to L ? name D ? controlled origin ? Pécharmant, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in L ? surface of production delimited by pieces or parts of pieces such qu ? it was approved by the national committee of the wines and brandies of L ? national Institut of names D ? origin at the time of the meeting of November 7, 1991 and November 6, 2003, on the territory of the common aimings with L ? article 2, on Commission proposal D ? expert indicated to this end. Article 4Les wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant” must come from one assembly from at least three of four following type of vines: Frank cabernet, black cabernet sauvignon, côt, merlot.

Article 5Les vines producing the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant” must be planted and cut under the following conditions: Density of plantation: They must have a density of plantation at least equal to 4000 feet per hectare. This provision is applicable to all new plantation or replanting carried out starting from the countryside 1991-

1992.La distance between the stocks, on the row, must be at least equal to one meter. However, the plantation of vine to densities lower than 4000 feet with the hectare, without however reaching less than 3300 feet, is accepted in exceptional circumstances to allow the completion of sets culturalement homogeneous already partially planted in conformity with the rules fixed for the reorganization of the vineyard. The vines not answering the minimal density of 4000 stocks to the hectare will profit in exceptional circumstances from the right to name for their harvest only until the year 2020 included. Cut: The vines must be cut in guyot simple or double; the maximum number of buds preserved at the size is fixed at 52000 at the hectare.

Article 6Ne can claim with the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant” that the wines answering the conditions of the decree n° 74-

872 of October 19, 1974 referred to above. The basic output aimed to the article 1st of this decree is fixed at 45 hectolitres at the hectare. The percentage envisaged in its article 3 is fixed at 20 p.100.Le benefit of the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant” can be granted to the wines coming from the young vines only as from the third year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before August 31. Article 7Pour to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and to present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 11 p.100.Ne can be considered with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugars lower than 180 grams per liter of must. The wines must present after fermentation a sugar content residual fermentable lower than 3 grams per liter. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment is granted, the wines should not exceed a total alcoholometric title of 13,5 p.100 under penalty of losing the right to name considered. However, the benefit of name referred to above can be granted to wines of a total voluminal title alcoholometric higher than the limits referred to above and elaborate without any enrichment if the informant justifies of a certificate issued by the national Institute of the labels of origin 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 can be modified, when the climatic conditions justify it, by joint decree of the Minister for the agriculture and the Minister for the economy, on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin after opinion of the interested producers' associations. Article 8Les wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant” will have to come from grapes become good ripe and vinified in accordance with the local practice. They will profit from all the oenological processes currently authorized by the laws and payments in force, other than the concentration, which is prohibited.

Article 9Les wines cannot be put in circulation with the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant” without a certificate issued by the national Institute of the labels of origin under the conditions laid down by the decree n° 74-

871 of modified October 19, 1974 relating to the examinations analytical and organoleptic of the wines with controlled label of origin. Article 10Les wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant” will have to undergo a breeding until September 1 year which follows that of harvest. Article 11Les wines for which, under the present decree, the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant will be asserted” could not be declared after collect, offered to the public, dispatched, put on sale or sold without, in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, invoices, containers unspecified, the label of origin referred to above being accompanied by the mention “appellation contrôlée” in very apparent characters. Article 12L' 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 “Pécharmant”, 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 sanctions of a tax nature, if it is necessary.

Article 13Le decree n° 46-

400 of modified March 12, 1946 defining the conditions of control of the controlled label of origin “Pécharmant” is repealed. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19920319_65102/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Pecharmant_-_2004.doc