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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. -
Only are entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Saint-Véran” the white wines which, answering the conditions hereafter, were collected on the territory of the following communes of the department of Saone-et-Loire: Chânes, Chasselas, Davayé, Leynes, Prissé, Saint-Love, Saint-Vérand as well as the following pieces of the commune of Solutré: section D N. 294 to 306, 322 to 341, other than the grounds which, by the nature of their ground or their exposure, are unsuitable producing the wine of name. The limits of the surface of production thus defined will be deferred on the cadrastal maps of these communes by 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 by the national Institute of the labels of origin, deposited in the town halls of the common interested parties.
Art 2. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée Saint-Véran must come from the Chardonnay type of vine exclusively.
Art 3. -
(Replaced, D. October 1, 1985). - To be entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Saint-Véran”, 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, with that of the appellation contrôlée “Saint-Véran”, 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 name 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 name “Saint-Véran”, with 55 hectolitres per hectare.] (Al 2, 3, 4 repealed D. n° 74.872 of October 19). [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). it 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. -
The vines producing the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée Saint-Véran must be cut in accordance with the provisions of the decrees of March 15, 1944 relating to the appellation contrôlées “Pouilly-Fuissé”, “Pouilly-Vinzelles” and “Pouilly-Loché”.
Art 6. -
(Modified, D. March 19, 1998) - the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée Saint-Véran must come from grapes collected with good maturity and vinified in accordance with the local practice. They profit from all the oenological processes currently authorized by the laws and payments in force. They cannot be put in circulation with this label of origin without a certificate issued by the national institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies on opinion of an inspection board. This commission is indicated by the national institute of the labels of origin after opinion of the trade union of name. It examines whether the wine answers the conditions fixed by the regulation in force, and in particular by this decree. Its reasoned opinion is transmitted to interested and the indirect tax authorities. Rules of procedure, approved by the national institute of the labels of origin, determine the procedure to be followed for the delivery of the certificate. [These provisions were supplemented by decree 74.871 of October 19]
Art 7. -
The wines for which, under the present decree, name “Saint-Véran will be asserted” and which will be presented under the aforementioned name could not be declared after harvest, be offered to the public, be dispatched, put on sale or sold without, in the declaration of harvest in 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” in very apparent characters. The labels will have obligatorily to refer to the regional appellation contrôlée to which right also the wines of Saint-Véran by affixing of the mention have “Wine of Burgundy” above the mention the name “Saint-Véran”, in very apparent characters whose dimensions will have to be at least equal to half of those of the largest characters appear on these labels.
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 “Saint-Véran”, 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 art, labels of origin (L. August 1, 1905 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_19710106_23102/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Saint-Veran_-_1998.doc