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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. -
(Modified, D. August 4, 1961). - Only are entitled to the appellation contrôlées “Pouilly-Vinzelles” and “Pouilly-Loché” the white wines which, answering the conditions hereafter, were collected on the territories of the following communes: 1° Name “Pouilly-Vinzelles”: Vinzelles and Loché (Saone-et-Loire); 2° Name “Pouilly-Loché”: Loché (Saone-et-Loire), except for the pieces located on modern alluvia and grounds not intended for the culture of the vine according to the local practice. The limits of the surfaces of production thus defined will be deferred on the cadrastal maps of these communes by the experts appointed by the management committee of the national institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies and the plans establish by their care will be, after approval of the national institute of the labels of origin, deposited in the town halls of the common interested parties. The names of the climates or localities could be assistant respectively with the appellation contrôlées “Pouilly-Vinzelles” and “Pouilly-Loché”, but in the condition which these names are placed after that of the appellation contrôlée, that they are printed in identical characters and which the wines answer the particular regulations envisaged in article 3.
Art 2. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlées “Pouilly-Vinzelles” and “Pouilly-Loché” will have to come exclusively from the Chardonnay type of vine, said Beaunois.
Art 3. -
(Replaced, D. October 1, 1985). - To have right respectively to the appellation contrôlées “Pouilly-Vinzelles” and “Pouilly-Loché”, the white wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 11%. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 170 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 13,5%, under penalty of losing the right to name considered. The wines for which the addition of the name of the climate of origin was asserted to that of the appellation contrôlée “Pouilly-Vinzelles” or “Pouilly-Loché” must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 12%. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 178 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 13,5%, under penalty of losing the right to name considered. However, the benefit of one or the other of names referred to above 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 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.
Art 4. -
(Modified, D. August 26, 1982). [The basic output aimed to the article 1st of the decree n° 74.872 of modified October 19, 1974 relating to the producing output of the vineyards of the wines with controlled label of origin is fixed, for the wines of names “Pouilly-Vinzelles”, “Pouilly-Loché”, with 50 hectolitres per hectare.] [See also the decrees n° 74.872 of October 19, 74.958 modified of November 20 and 75.842 of September 8: - ceiling limits classification: 20% - percentage of increase envisaged in article 6 of the decree referred to above n° 74.872: 60% of the annual output of name “ordinary Burgundy large”.] (Supplemented. D. 79.647 of July 27, 1979). - The benefit of the controlled label of origin, 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.
Art 5. -
Within one year of the proposals tending to specify a regulation of the size and density of the plantations will have to be made at the national committee of the labels of origin. (A. March 15, 1944). Nevertheless from the promulgation of this decree the practices of the annular incision and all are prohibited other similar and that of the torsion of the vine shoot.
Art 6. -
(Modified, D. March 19, 1998) - the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlées “Pouilly-Vinzelles” and “Pouilly-Loché” will have to come from grapes collected with good maturity 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.
Art 7. -
The wines for which, under the present decree, the appellation contrôlées will be asserted “Pouilly-Vinzelles” and “Pouilly-Loché” could not be declared after harvest, be offered to the public, be dispatched put on sale or sold, without, in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, containers unspecified, 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 contrôlées “Pouilly-Vinzelles” and “Pouilly-Loché”, 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 (L. 1st. August 1905, art 1st and 2; L. May 6, 1919, art 8; D. August 19, 1921, art 13), without damage of the sanctions of a tax nature, if it is necessary. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19400427_22602/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Pouilly-Vinzelles_-_1998.doc