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Decree of February 25, 2005 modifying the decree of April 28, 1982 relating to the controlled label of origin “Saussignac” - J.O n° 48 of February 26, 2005 page 3491 text n° 84
Article1 Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Saussignac” the white wines which, answering the conditions hereafter, were collected inside the delimited surface established for name “Bergerac” on the territory of the communes of Gageac and Rouillac, Monestier, Razac-
of-Saussignac and Saussignac.
Article 1.1 (Addition D. February 25, 2005) The wines of harvests 2005 and following result from grapes collected on pieces having been the subject of a procedure of identification. The identification of the pieces is carried out on the basis of criterion relating to their site, fixed by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin (INAO) in its 27 and May 28, 2004 meeting after opinion of the commission of experts indicated to this end. Any producer wishing to make identify a piece of vine carries out of it the request near the services of the INAO before March 31 of the year of harvest. The list of the new identified pieces is approved each year by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin after opinion of the commission of experts referred to above. The lists of the criteria and the identified pieces can be consulted near the services of the INAO and the interested trade union of defense.
Article 2 (Replaced D. February 25, 2005) The wines come from following type of vines: sémillon B, sauvignon B and muscadelle B.
Article 3 (Replaced D. February 25, 2005) The wines result from vines planted and cut according to following provisions': 1. Density of plantation: has) The vines have a minimal density of plantation of 5.000 feet at the hectare. These vines cannot present a spacing between rows higher than 2 meters and a spacing between feet on the same row lower than 0,9 meter. b) However, the vines places from there before February 25, 2005 which do not respect the provisions of the point has this paragraph but which respect the provisions relating to the density of plantation and the distance between the stocks on the row envisaged in article 5 of the decree of September 3, 1993 relating to the controlled label of origin “Bergerac, continue to profit for their harvest from the right to the controlled label of origin “Saussignac until their pulling up and at the latest: -
until the harvest 2030 included for those which have a density of plantation ranging between 3000 and 5000 feet at the hectare; - until the harvest 2020 included for those which have a density of plantation higher or equal to 2300 feet and lower than 3000 feet than the hectare. This tolerance is granted provided the exploitations concerned at least subscribe near the services of the national Institute of the labels of origin an individual bill book envisaging that as from harvest 2012, the exploitation in question has a surface of vines respecting the provisions of the point has this paragraph, and identified under the conditions envisaged in article 1 (a) of this decree, at least equal to that asserted in AOC “Saussignac. 2. Cut: The vines cannot present more than ten frank eyes per foot. The vines are trained. The height of trained foliage cannot be lower than 0,6 times the spacing between the rows. This height is appreciated between the lower limit of foliage, measured with at least 30 centimetres above the ground, and the higher limit of trimming, measured with at least 20 centimetres above the higher wire of training. The lower wire of training is established with at least 40 centimetres above the ground. ” However, the vines having a density of plantation lower than 5.000 feet at the hectare respect the provisions relating to the trained leaf aera envisaged in article 5 of the decree of September 3, 1993 relating to the controlled label of origin “Bergerac.
Article 4 (Replaced D. February 25, 2005) The basic output aimed to article R. 641-
73 of the rural code is fixed at 25 hectolitres with the hectare. The output stop aimed to article R. 641-76 of the rural code is fixed at 30 hectolitres with the hectare. The maximum agronomic output with the piece aimed to article R. 641-82 of the rural code is fixed, before over-ripening, with 7.200 kilogrammes per hectare. It can be asserted, for the wines produced on the same given surface of vines in production, only the controlled labels of origin “Saussignac and “dry Bergerac. In this case, the quantity declared in the controlled label of origin “dry Bergerac cannot be higher than the difference between that obtained by the application of an output of the vines before over-ripening fixed at 50 hectolitres to the hectare and that declared in the controlled label of origin “Saussignac pursuant to the limiting ceiling of classification aimed to article R. 641-76 of the rural, affected code of a coefficient K. the value of the coefficient K is fixed at 2. However, this value can be modified for a campaign determined in accordance with article R. 641-56 of the rural code.
Article 5 (Replaced D. February 25, 2005) The pieces of vine are gathered the grapes manually by sort successive. The wines result from collected grapes with surmaturity and presenting a concentration by action of the noble rot or passerillage natural. The selection of the grapes by partial congelation, method known as of cryosélection, is prohibited. Cannot be regarded as being with surmaturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugars lower than 238 grams per liter of must. Musts cannot have a high content in sugars average lower than 289 grams per liter.
Article 6 (Replaced D. February 25, 2005) The wines are vinified in accordance with the local practice. The recourse to very practical of enrichment or concentration is prohibited. The wines can be put in circulation only after having been high until June 1 at least of the year following that of harvest and if they present an alcoholometric title voluminal asset lower than 12% and one sugar content fermentable lower than 45 grams per liter. A wine container at the end of the fermentation can present, before assembly, an alcoholometric title voluminal asset lower than the limit referred to above, while presenting a minimum total natural title alcoholometric voluminal of 17%.
Article 7 (Replaced D. February 25, 2005) The wines cannot be put in circulation with the controlled label of origin “Saussignac without a certificate of approval delivered by the INAO under the conditions envisaged by articles R. 641-
94 at R. 641-98 of the rural code.
Article 8 The wines for which, under the present decree, the controlled label of origin “Saussignac is asserted” and which is presented under the aforementioned name not being able to be declared after harvest, to be offered to the consumers, to be dispatched, put on sale or to be sold without, in the declaration of harvest, in the advertisements, on the leaflets, on the labels, invoices, containers unspecified, name referred to above is accompanied by the mention “Appellation contrôlée”, the whole in very apparent characters.
Article 9 The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that wines are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Saussignac” whereas they do 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, 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_19820428_73402/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC Saussignac_2005-
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