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Decree of May 6, 1995 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 108 of May 7, 1995 Decree of February 17, 1998 relating to the controlled label of origin “Pessac-Léognan” - J.O n° 42 of February 19, 1998 Decree of March 24, 2004 modifying the decree of September 9, 1987 relating to the controlled label of origin “Pessac-Léognan” - J.O n° 74 of March 27, 2004 page 5913
Art 1st. -
Only are entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Pessac-Léognan” the red or white wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter.
Art 2. -
The surface of production of the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Pessac-Léognan” is delimited inside the territory of the ten following communes of the department of the Gironde: Cadaujac, Canéjan, Gradignan, Léognan, Martillac, Mérignac, Pessac, Saint-Medard-in Eyrans, Talence, Villenave-in Ornon.
Art 3. -
(Replaced, D. May 6, 1995, Replaced, D. February 17, 1998) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Pessac-Léognan”, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production delimited by piece and part 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 during the meetings of November 3, 1994 and September 10, 1997, on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The limits of the surface of production thus defined are deferred on the cadrastal maps deposited in town hall of the communes concerned. On a purely transitory basis, the part of piece planted in vines excludes from the delimited surface “Pessac-Léognan” and identified by its cadastral references, its surface and its encépagement can continue to profit for its harvests, provided they answer the other conditions fixed by this decree, of the right to the controlled label of origin “Pessac-Léognan” until its pulling up and at the latest until harvest 2020 included, as well as approved the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin during the meetings of November 3, 1994.
Art 4. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Pessac-Léognan” must come from following type of vines, other than all others: For the white wines: sémillon, sauvignon, muscadelle. However. the proportion of type of vine sauvignon must encépagement account for at least 25% of surfaces asserted in controlled label of origin “Pessac-Léognan”. For the red wines: merlot NR, frank cabernet, cabernet sauvignon, cot (or malbec), small verdot and carménère.
Art 5. -
The red and white wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Pessac-Léognan” must come from collected grapes with good maturity and to present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 10%, the sugar content residual of the white wines should not exceed 4 grams per liter. For the red wines, 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 white wines, cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 144 grams per liter of must. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment is granted, the red and white wines should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 13%, under penalty of losing the right to name. However, the benefit of name can be granted to the wines of a total voluminal title alcoholometric higher than the limit 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, after investigation carried out into its request presented at least eight days 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 in charge of the economy and the Minister for agriculture, on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin, after opinion of the interested producers' association.
Art 6. -
With the appellation contrôlée “Pessac-Léognan” only the wines can claim 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: 45 hectolitres with the hectare for the red wines; 48 hectolitres with the hectare for the white wines. The benefit of the appellation contrôlée “Pessac-Léognan” 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. -
(Modified D. March 24, 2004) - the vines producing the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Pessac-Léognan will have to be cut and planted according to following provisions'. The only authorized modes of size are: - size called “to cots (or courson) and “to astes (or long wood). The stock must have to the maximum twelve frank eyes. Long wood having to the maximum seven eyes for the cabernet sauvignon NR, the cot NR, the merlot NR, small the verdot NR, the sémillon B and muscadelle B, and eight eyes frank for the frank cabernet NR, the sauvignon NR, the carmenère NR. cots of return to the maximum two, being cut in a frank eye; - size with cots with 2 cords, or in range with 4 arms, increasing a maximum number of 12 eyes by stock, whatever the type of vine. The density of plantation must be at least 6.500 feet to the hectare. The vines planted in accordance with the decree of February 15, 1947 defining the applicable rules for Serious AOC the “could before August 31, 1990 be entitled to the controlled application “Pessac-Léognan until August 31, 2010 to condition of being planted and to comply with the rules of size specified with the present article.
Art 8. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Pessac-Léognan” must be vinified in accordance with the local practice. They profit from all the nologic practices ? authorized by the laws and payments in force.
Art 9. -
The wines of appellation contrôlée “Pessac-Léognan” cannot be put in circulation without a certificate of approval delivered by the I.N.A.O under the conditions envisaged by the decree n° 74.871 of October 19, 1974 relating to the analytical and organoleptic examinations of the classified wines controlled.
Art 10. -
The wines for which under the present decree the appellation contrôlée is asserted “Pessac-Léognan” not being able to be declared after harvest, to be offered to the public, to be dispatched, put on sale or to be sold without, in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, invoices, containers unspecified, the label of origin referred to above are registered and 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. In addition, the mentions “wine of Low registers” or “Low register high-class wine” can be reproduced on the unspecified labels, leaflets and containers. Dimensions of the characters of the aforesaid mentions should not be higher, as well in height as in width, to two thirds of those of the characters composing the name of name. For the particular case of the classified vintages the mention “believed classified Low registers” can be used to replace the mentions “wine of Low registers” or “Low register high-class wine” in the respect of the same conditions of presentation and dimension of the characters.
Art 11. -
The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser which the wines are entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Pessac-Léognan” whereas they do not answer all the conditions fixed by this decree is 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 wines of harvest 1986 which were asserted with the appellation contrôlée “Serious” can be allowed for the benefit of the controlled label of origin “Pessac-Léognan”: - if they answer all the regulations of this decree. except for the conditions of output, which, in exceptional circumstances, could be those applied to the appellation contrôlée “Serious” the year considered; - if they obtain, within five 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 analytical and organoleptic examinations. The wholesale dealers who hold Low register wines of harvest 1986 likely to be allowed for the benefit of name “Pessac-Léognan” must subject them to same controls, but in this case the taking away will be carried out by the agents of the general direction of competition, the consumption and the repression of the frauds.
Art 13. -
The last subparagraph of the article 1st of the decree of modified March 4, 1937 is repealed. The provisions relating to the indication of the mentions “Pessac” and “Léognan” appearing in article 7 of the decree of modified March 4, 1937 are repealed. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19870909_62802/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Pessac-Leognan_-_2004.doc