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Decree of September 3, 1993 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 205 of September 4, 1993 Decree of October 20, 1997 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 246 of October 22, 1997
Art 1st. -
(Replaced, D. Sept. 3, 1993) - Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Vouvray”, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, the white wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter:
Art 1st (a). -
The surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Vouvray” is delimited inside the following communes of the department of the Indre-and-Loire: Chançay, Noizay, Parçay-Meslay, Reugny, Rochecorbon, Turn-Holy-Radegonde, Vernou-on-Brenne, Vouvray.
Art 1st for the third time. -
To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Vouvray”, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production delimited by piece or part of piece, such as it 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 12 and February 13, 1992 on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The surface of production thus delimited is deferred on the cadrastal maps deposited to the town hall of the communes concerned. On a purely transitory basis the pieces planted in vine excluded from the delimited surface “Vouvray” 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 12 and February 13, 1992, provided they answer the conditions fixed by this decree, continue to profit for their harvest from the right to the controlled label of origin “Vouvray” until harvest 2021 included.
Art 2. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Vouvray” will have obligatorily to come from following type of vines: large pineau or pineau of the Loire or chenin and small pinot or small pinot.
Art 3. -
(Replaced, D. December 19, 1983) - to have right respectively to the controlled labels of origin “Vouvray”, “Vouvray sparkling” and “Vouvray sparkling”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of: - 10,5 p. 100 for the wines with label of origin “Vouvray”; - 9 p. 100 for the wines with controlled labels of origin “sparkling Vouvray” and “semi-sparkling Vouvray”. 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 wines with controlled label of origin “Vouvray”; - 136 grams per liter of must for the wines with controlled labels of origin “sparkling Vouvray” and “semi-sparkling Vouvray”. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a maximum voluminal alcoholometric title of 13 p. 100 for the wines with name “sparkling Vouvray” and name “semi-sparkling Vouvray”, under penalty of losing the right to 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 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 notifications of the exemptions aimed to the preceding subparagraph must be addressed to the local services of the general direction of the taxes and the direction 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 of consumption, on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin, after opinion of the interested producers' associations. To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “sparkling Vouvray”, the wines must present before the addition of drawn-off liquid a voluminal alcoholometric title higher than 9,5 p. 100.
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 names: - “Vouvray” with 52 hecolitres with the hectare; - “Semi-sparkling Vouvray” with 65 hectolitres with the hectare; - “Sparkling Vouvray” with 65 hectolitres with the hectare; The output stop fixed at article 4 of the aforesaid decree is fixed for names: - “Vouvray” with 65 hectolitres with the hectare; - “Semi-sparkling Vouvray” with 78 hectolitres with the hectare; - “Sparkling Vouvray” with 78 hectolitres with the 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, D. October 14, 1974) - the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Vouvray” will have to be vinified in accordance with the local practice. Any enrichment or concentration other than chaptalization within the legal limits is prohibited. The appellation contrôlée “sparkling Vouvray”, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, is reserved for the wines answering the conditions prepared above and exclusively a second fermentation in bottles inside the surface of production above definite. Any wine with appellation contrôlée “Vouvray” made sparkling out of this surface of production loses the right to this appellation contrôlée. (Supplemented D. July 20, 1959). - The qualification “sparkling” could be used jointly with the appellation contrôlée “Vouvray” for the wines presenting a fermentation secondary in bottles and prepared inside the surface of production thus defined during a time which cannot be lower than nine months. (Repealed Al 6, D. December 19, 1983) The preparing of the bottles will have to lend to no confusion with that of the sparkling wines. The stopper will be of the same type as that used for the still wines, it could be maintained by a bond but will not be covered with a plate. The surbouchage will not be able to exceed 6 cm total height. The use of flange or any other additional preparing lengthening the surbouchage is interdict in the presentation of the semi-sparkling wines with appellation contrôlée “Vouvray”. [Under the law of May 22, 1971, any manufacture of sparkling wines or semi-sparkling wines others that those being able to claim with the appellation contrôlées “Vouvray” or “Touraine” is prohibited on the territory of the communes whose production profits from the appellation contrôlée “Vouvray”. Is also prohibited for the sale of a sparkling wine or a wine semi-sparkling other that Vouvray or Touraine, the use of labels, capsules, stoppers and of all modes of commercial presentation as well as documents in advertising matter making state of a name of commune included/understood in the geographical surface of the appellation contrôlée “Vouvray”.]
Art 6. -
(Replaced, D. September 9, 1987) - to be entitled to the controlled labels of origin sparkling “Vouvray” or “Vouvray”, the wines must come from vines planted, conduits and cut under the following conditions: 1° Plantation and led: - the density of the plantations must be at least 6.000 feet to the hectare; - the maximum spacing between the rows must be 1,60 meter. All new plantation carried out subsequently to the date of publication of this decree will have to be in conformity with these standards: the programs under development could however be finished with spacings higher than 1,60 meter in exceptional circumstances, condition of being announced to the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies before March 15, 1987 and to be finished before 1990. 2° Size: The only mode of size authorized is the short size; the various arms carrying one or two let us coursons will be cut to two or three frank eyes. To reform an arm or in the case of the size in cord it will be tolerated a wood with fruits carrying four frank eyes to the maximum. The total of the frank eyes by stock should not exceed thirteen. On a purely transitory basis, the vines in production at the date of publication of this decree not comprising a number of sufficient arm, taking into account their strength, will be able until pulling up to carry wood to fruits in five frank eyes maximum: in this case, the total of the eyes by stock will not have to exceed eleven. A frank eye is an eye detached of the crown and joined with an offshoot developed or not.
Art 7. -
(Replaced, D. October 14, 1974) - the wines for which, under the present decree, is asserted the appellation contrôlée “Vouvray” or that of “sparkling Vouvray”, 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 “Vouvray”, 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. 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_19361208_14902/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Vouvray_-
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