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Decree of October 20, 1997 relating to the controlled labels of origin, and - J.O Number 246 of October 22, 1997
Art 1st. -
(Modified, D. October 14, 1974, Replaced D. April 16, 1991) - Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “the Pouilly-on-Loire” or to that of “Smoked of Pouilly” or “Pouilly-Smoked” White, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, the white wines which, answering the conditions enumerated hereafter, were collected on the territories of the following communes: Garchy, the Mesves-on-Loire, the Pouilly-on-Loire, Saint-Andelain, the St. Lawrence, Saint-Martin-on-Nohain and the Tracy-on-Loire, except for the grounds which, by the nature of their ground or their situation, are unsuitable producing the wines of names.
Art 1st (a). -
(Added, D. April 16, 1991) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production delimited by pieces or parts of pieces such as it was approved by the national committee of the national Institute of the labels of origin at its 28 and May 29, 1986 meeting, on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The plans of delimitation are deposited with the town hall of the common interested parties.
Art 2. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “the Pouilly-on-Loire” will have to come from following type of vines, other than all others: Chasselas with or without mixture of smoked white. The wines being entitled smoked of Pouilly or Pouilly-smoked “White” to the appellation contrôlées will have to come from following type of vine, other than all others: smoked white.
Art 3. -
(Replaced, D. December 19, 1983, replaced, D.20 October 1997) - to have right respectively to the labels of origin controlled “the Pouilly-on-Loire”, “White-Smoked of Pouilly” or “Pouilly-Smoked” the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoolmetric of 9% vol. for the wines with controlled 10,5% vol. and label of origin “the Pouilly-on-Loire” for the wines with controlled label of origin “White-Smoked of Pouilly” or “Pouilly-Smoked”. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 136 grams per liter of must for the wines with controlled label of origin “the Pouilly-on-Loire” and with 161 grams per liter of must for the wines with controlled label of origin “White-Smoked of Pouilly” or “Pouilly-Smoked”. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment is granted, the wines should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 12% for the wines with controlled label of origin “the Pouilly-on-Loire” and 13% for the wines with label of origin controlled “White-Smoked of Pouilly” or “Pouilly-Smoked”, under penalty of losing the right to this 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 limited 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 his request presented before the vintage of the vines concerned. 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.
Art 4. -
(Modified, D. December 23, 1982, replaced, D. October 20, 1997) - the basic output aimed to the article 1st of the decree n° 93-1067 of September 10, 1993 relating to the producing output of the vineyards of the wines with controlled label of origin is fixed at 60 hectolitres per hectare. The output stop aimed to article 4 of the aforesaid decree is fixed at 75 hectolitres per hectare. The benefit of the controlled label of origin 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 5. -
(Modified by the decree n° 78.155 of February 6, 1978, replaced D. October 20, 1997) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “the Pouilly-on-Loire” or to the controlled label of origin “White-Smoked of Pouilly” or “Pouilly-Smoked”, the vines must be led and cut in accordance with the provisions hereafter: Plantation Density minimum of 6.000 seedlings per hectare. Maximum spacing of 1,40 meter enters the rows. Cut Is authorized: - is the size in cord, with a frame simple or double, carrying on the whole a maximum of fourteen frank eyes, cut with let us coursons, each one of coursons carrying two frank eyes to the maximum; The establishment of the frame doubles will be carried out in at least two years, each long wood not having to carry more than eight frank eyes. The operations of replacement will not be able, each year, to be carried out on more than 20% of the feet in the same piece; - is the simple Guyot size with a maximum of ten frank eyes per stock. It comprises a long wood cut to the maximum in eight frank eyes and one or two let us coursons cut to the maximum in one or two frank eyes.
Art 6. The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlées “the Pouilly-
on-Loire” and “Smoked White of Pouilly” or “Pouilly Fumé” will have to come from grapes collected with good maturity and vinified in accordance with the local practice.
Art 7. -
The appellation contrôlées “the Pouilly-on-Loire” and “smoked of Pouilly” or “Pouilly-smoked” White could not be reproduced on the labels, marks, prints, stoppers, capsules, seals or any other apparatus of closing, invoices, trade papers, packing and containers, that in the condition that the terms of “white wines”, “white-smoked” or “smoked” on the one hand and the name of Pouilly on the other hand, are carried there in identical characters, of same dimensions, even form and even color.
Art 8. -
(Replaced D. October 14, 1974) - the wines for which, under the present decree, is asserted the appellation contrôlée “the Pouilly-on-Loire” or that of “Smoked of Pouilly” or Pouilly-Smoked “White, supplemented or not by the words” Loire Valley “, cannot be declared after harvest, be offered to the public, be dispatched, put on sale or be sold without, in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, invoices containers unspecified, the label of origin referred to above being registered and is 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, dimensions of the characters of the mention “Loire Valley” should not be higher, as well in height as in width, to two thirds of those of the characters composing the name of name.
Art 9. -
Use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that a wine is entitled to the appellation contrôlées “the Pouilly-on-Loire” and “smoked of Pouilly” or “Pouilly-smoked” white, whereas it does 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 (L. August 1, 1905, art 1 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_19370731_47302/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Pouilly-sur-Loire_-_1997.doc