AOC Petit Chablis machine translated reference / legal text
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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 Decree of March 25, 2003 modifying the decree of January 5, 1944 relating to the controlled label of origin “Petit Chablis” - J.O n° 74 of March 28, 2003 page 5518 Decree of August 2, 2005 modifying the decree of January 5, 1944 relating to the controlled label of origin “Petit Chablis” - J.O n° 181 of August 5, 2005 page 12836 text n° 84 1er.Remplacé article, D. n° 78.239 of February 27, 1978. Only to the appellation contrôlée “Petit Chablis is entitled” followed or not name of the commune of origin: 1° All white wines resulting from the delimited surface “Windfallen wood” and guarantor, in addition, in the conditions of production of this decree; 2° the white wines which, on the territory of the communes of Beine, Béru, Windfallen wood, the Vault-Vaupelteigne, Chemilly-on-Serene, Chichée, Courgis, Fleys, Fontenay, Lignorelles, Maligny, Poilly-on-Serene, Préhy (partner with Saint-Cyr-the-Colonists) and Villy, answering the conditions enumerated hereafter, were collected in the surface of production delimited by the national committee of the national Institute of the labels of origin in its meeting of January 31, 1978. On a purely transitory basis, for the pieces planted in vines on the territory of the communes enumerated with the preceding subparagraph like on that of Ligny-le-Châtel and Fish ponds, at the date of this decree, the delimitation former to this one remains in force until the pulling up of the vines and, at the latest, on January 1, 2000. These pieces are reproduced on a list approved by the national committee in its meeting of January 31, 1978. The surface of production, such as it results from the provisions of the preceding subparagraphs, will be deferred on the cadrastal maps of the communes and will be deposited in the interested town halls. 2.Remplacé article, D. March 25, 2003 The wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Petit Chablis” will have to come from following type of vine, other than all others: chardonnay B (locally called beaunois). 3.Remplacé article, D. October 1, 1985 To be entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Petit Chablis”, the white wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 9,5%. 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 by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a total voluminal alcoholometric title of 12,5%, under penalty of losing the right to name considered. However, the benefit of name referred to above 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 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 Directorate-General of the taxes and the Management of 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 agriculture and the minister in charge with the budget and consumption, on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies, after opinion of the interested producers' associations.