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Decree of October 20, 1997 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 246 of October 22, 1997 Decree of March 18, 1998 relating to the controlled labels of origin “Menetou-Living room” and “Sancerre” - J.O n° 67 of March 20, 1998

Art 1st. -

(Modified, D. August 4, 1961, D. Oct 14, 1974, Replaced, D. October 20, 1997) - Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Sancerre” followed or not by the words “Loire Valley”, the white, red and rosy wines which answer the conditions fixed hereafter:

Art 1st (a). -

(Added, D. October 20, 1997, Modified, D. March 18, 1998) - the surface of production is delimited inside the territory of the following communes of the department of Expensive: Bannay, Bué, Crésancy, Menetou-Râtel, Ménétrol, Montigny, Saint-Satur, Holy-Gem, Sancerre, Sury-in-Be worth, Thauvenay, Veaugues, Verdigny and Vinon. The surface of production is delimited by pieces or parts of pieces such as it was approved by the national committee from the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin during the meetings of June 1 and 3, 1983 and 29 and August 30, 1990, 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, pieces planted in vines excluded from the delimited surface “Sancerre”, identified by their cadastral references, their surface and their encépagement whose list was approved by the national committee from the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin during the meetings of June 1 and 3, 1983 and 29 and August 30, 1990, provided they continue to profit for their harvest from the right to the controlled label of origin “Sancerre” until their pulling up.

Art 2. -

The wines being entitled to the label of origin “Sancerre” will have to come from following type of vines, other than all others: White wines: Sauvignon Red and rosy wines: Black Pinot.

Art 3. -

(Replaced, D. December 19, 1983, replaced, D. October 20, 1997) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Sancerre”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 10% for the red and rosy wines and of 10,5% for the white wines. 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 of must for the white wines and 162 grams per liter of must for the red and rosy wines. 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 for the white wines at 60 hectolitres per hectare and for the wines red and rosy at 55 hectolitres per hectare. The output stop aimed to article 4 of the aforesaid decree is fixed for the white wines at 75 hectolitres per hectare, for the red wines with 67 hectolitres per hectare and for the rosy wines with 69 hectolitres per hectare. The benefit of the controlled label of origin “Sancerre” can be granted to the wines coming from the young vines only as from the second following year during which the plantation was carried out places from there before August 31.

Art 5. -

(Supplemented, D. September 1, 1977, Replaced, D. October 20, 1997) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Sancerre”, the wines must come from vines planted, conduits and cut in accordance with the provisions hereafter: Plantation Spacing of 1,30 meter to the maximum enters the rows; Distance from 1,25 meter to the maximum between the stocks on the row. 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 let us coursons carrying to the maximum one or two frank eyes. 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. -

(Modified, D. October 20, 1997) - the wines being entitled to name “Sancerre” must be vinified in accordance with the local practice. They will profit from all the oenological processes authorized by the laws and payments in force, except for the concentration, which is prohibited.

Art 7. -

(Replaced, October 14, 1974) - the wines for which, under the present decree, is asserted the appellation contrôlée “Sancerre”, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, cannot be declared after harvest, be offered to the consumers, be dispatched put on sale or be sold without, in the declaration of harvest, in the advertisements, on the leaflets unspecified labels, invoices, containers, name 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 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 “Sancerre” 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 (art 1 and 2 of the law of August 1, 1905, art 8 of the law of May 6, 1919, art 13 of the decree of August 19, 1921 supplemented by the decree of September 30, 1949), without damage of the sanctions of a tax nature, if it is necessary.

Art 9. -

The decree of November 14, 1936 concerning the wines with appellation contrôlée “Sancerre” is repealed. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19590123_14402/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Sancerre_-_1998.doc