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Decree of October 20, 1997 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 246 of October 22, 1997

Art 1st. -

(Modified, D. October 14, 1974, replaced D. October 20, 1997) - Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Quincy”, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, the wines which, answer the conditions fixed hereafter.

Art 1st (a). (Addition D. October 20, 1997) -

the surface of production is delimited inside the territory of the following communes of the department of Expensive: Quincy and Brinay. The surface of production is delimited by pieces or parts 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, at the time of its the 21 and February 22, 1990 meeting, on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The plans of delimitation are, after carryforward on the cadrastal maps, deposited in town hall of the common interested parties. On a purely transitory basis, the pieces planted in vines excluded from the delimited surface “Quincy”, identified by their cadastral references, their surface and their encépagement whose list was approved by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin during the meeting of the 21 and February 22, 1990, provided they answer the conditions fixed in this decree, continue to profit for their harvest from the right to the controlled label of origin “Quincy”, until their pulling up and at the latest until harvest 2010 included.

Art 2. -

The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Quincy” will have to come obligatorily from following type of vine, except for very other: sauvignon.

Art 3. -

(Replaced, D. December 19, 1983, replaced, D. October 20, 1997) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Quincy”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 10,5%. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 153 grams per liter. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment is granted, the wines should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 13%, under penalty of losing the right to this 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 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. -

(Replaced, D. November 30, 1983, replaced, D. October 20, 1997) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Quincy”, the wines must come from vines led and cut in accordance with the following provisions: Plantations Maximum spacing enters the rows: 1,45 meter; Maximum distance enters the stocks on the row: 1,25 meter. Cut Is authorized: - 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 two frank eyes; - is double or short the Guyot size in “Y” with a maximum of twelve frank eyes per stock. It comprises two cut rods each one to the maximum with four or five frank eyes and two let us coursons cut to the maximum in one or two frank eyes.

Art 6. -

The grape harvest will have to be made with good maturity. The wine making will have to be made in accordance with the local practice.

Art 7. -

(Replaced, D. October 14, 1974) - the wines for which, under the present decree, is asserted the appellation contrôlée “Quincy”, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, 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, 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 8. -

The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that a wine is entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Quincy”, 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. of 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_19360806_14102/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Quincy_-_1997.doc