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Decree of January 24, 2001 relating to the controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage” - J.O n° 22 of January 26, 2001 Modifié by: Decree of November 26, 2003 modifying the decree of January 24, 2001 relating to the controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage” - J.O n° 276 of November 29, 2003 page 20408 Decree n° 2005-269 of March 21, 2005 modifying the decree of January 24, 2001 relating to the controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage” - J.O n° 71 of March 25, 2005 page 5024 text n° 52 Decree n° 2005-269 of March 21, 2005 modifying the decree of January 24, 2001 relating to the controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage” (rectifying) - J.O n° 101 of April 30, 2005 page 7563 text n° 50 Article 1 Only to the controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage” the wines are entitled which, answering the regulation of the controlled label of origin “Alsace” or “Wine of Alsace”, satisfy the conditions fixed in addition hereafter.

Article 2 The geographical surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage” is delimited inside the territory of the 47 following communes: Department of Haut-

Rhin: Ammerschwihr, Beblenheim, Bennwihr, Bergheim, Bergholtz, Eguisheim, Guebwiller, Gueberschwihr, Hattstatt, Hunawihr, Ingersheim, Katzenthal, Kientzheim, Mittelwihr, Niedermorschwihr, Orschwihr, Pfaffenheim, Ribeauvillé, Riquewihr, Rodern, Rouffach, Saint-Hippolyte, Sigolsheim, Soultzmatt, Thann, Turckheim, Old man-Thann, Voegtlinshoffen, Westhalten, Wettolsheim, Wintzenheim, Wuenheim, Zellenberg. Department of the Low-Rhine: Andlau, Barr, Bergbieten, Blienschwiller, Dahlenheim, Dambach-the-City, Eichhoffen, Kintzheim, Marlenheim, Mittelbergheim, Molsheim, Nothalten, Scharrachbergheim, 3Remplacé Wolxheim.

Article, D of November 26, 2003 To be entitled to L ? name D ? controlled origin ? Alsace great vintage, obligatorily followed name of L ? one of the lieudits appearing in the table below, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in L ? surface of production of each one of these lieudits, delimited by pieces or parts of pieces, such qu ? approved by the national committee of the wines and brandies of L ? national Institut of names D ? origin, during meetings of June 1, 1983, of November 6, 1991 and the 22 and May 23, 2003. The plans of delimitation are deposited with the town hall of the intéressées.NOM communes OF LIEUDITCOMMUNEDépartement of the Low-

Rhine Altenberg de BergbietenBergbietenAltenberg de WolxheimWolxheimBruderthalMolsheimEngelbergDahlenheim and ScharrachbergheimFranksteinDambach-la-VilleKastelbergAndlauKirchberg de BarrBarrMoenchbergAndlau and EichhoffenMuenchbergNothaltenPraelatenbergKintzheimSteinklotzMarlenheimWiebelsbergAndlauWinzenbergBlienschwillerZotzenbergM of Haut-Rhin Altenberg de BergheimBergheimBrandTurckheimEichbergEguisheimFlorimontIngersheim and KatzenthalFroehnZellenbergFurstentumKientzheim and SigolsheimGeisbergRibeauvilléGloeckelbergRodern and Saint-HippolyteGoldertGueberschwihrHatschbourgHattstatt and VoegtlinshoffenHengstWintzenheimKanzlerbergBergheimKesslerGuebwillerKirchberg de RibeauvilléRibeauvilléKitterléGuebwillerMambourgSigolsheimMandelbergMittelwihr and BeblenheimMarckrainBennwihr and SigolsheimOllwillerWuenheimOsterbergRibeauvilléPfersigbergEguisheim and WettolsheimPfingstbergOrschwihrRangenThann and Old man-ThannRosackerHunawihrSaeringGuebwillerSchlossbergKientzheimSchoenenbourgRiquewihr and Zellenberg SommerbergNiedermorschwihr and KatzenthalSonnenglanzBeblenheimSpiegelBergholtz and GuebwillerSporenRiquewihrSteingrublerWettolsheimSteinertPfaffenheim and WesthaltenVorbourgRouffach and WesthaltenWineck-SchlossbergKatzenthal and AmmerschwihrZinnkoepfléSoultzmatt and Westhalten

Article 4 Each year, any wine grower intending to produce controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage” must complete before March 1 a declaration in particular specifying designation, type of vines and the surface of the pieces intended for this production. This declaration is carried out near the interested town halls. A double is addressed by it immediately to the local service of the national Institute of the labels of origin. 5Remplacé article, D 2005-

269 of March 21, 2005 rectified April 30, 2005. The vines producing the wines with controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage are planted and cut according to following provisions': 1° Density of plantation: The vines have a density of minimal plantation of 4.500 feet at the hectare. However, the vines producing the wines with controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage” followed by the name of locality “Altenberg de Bergheim planted from March 26, 2005 have a density of minimal plantation of 5.500 feet at the hectare. The vines cannot present a spacing between rows higher than 2 meters; 2° Architecture of the foliage: The foliage is trained out of rib stall. The height of trained foliage cannot be lower than 0,675 times the spacing between the rows. This height is measured between the wire of fastener and the limit higher of trimming measured than at least 20 centimetres above the higher wire of training. The spacing between the wire carrying and the wire fastener cannot exceed 30 centimetres; 3° Size: The vines are led in the Guyot face simple or double with a maximum of 10 eyes per square meter of surface on the ground for the type of vine gewurztraminer Rs and 8 eyes per square meter of surface on the ground for other type of vines; 4° Transitional measure: These rules of density, architecture of the foliage and size, except for the rule relating to the spacing between wire carrying and wire fastener, do not apply to the vines planted before September 1, 2000. For these vines, the maximum number of buds per foot is fixed at 22. The wine resulting from these vines can, until the pulling up of those and at the latest until harvest 2025 included, to profit from name “Alsace great vintage. ” 6Remplacé

Article, D 2005-

269 of March 21, 2005 I. - the wines with controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage come from only one of following type of vines: Riesling B, gewurztraminer Rs, pinot gray G, muscatel with small grains B, muscatel with small Rs grains or muscatel ottonel B. However, the regional committee of experts of the wines of Alsace can propose, on opinion of the trade union of defense of name, a plan of encépagement for each locality, taking account of the local practice and type of vines envisaged in the ordinance of November 2, 1945 referred to above. This proposal for a plan determines according to local practice's the use of type of vines alone or in assembly. This proposal is submitted for approval to the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin approved by decree. II. - The wines with controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage followed by the name of locality “Altenberg de Bergheim come: 1° Of only one of following type of vines: gewurztraminer Rs, pinot gray G, Riesling B, or 2° Of following type of vines: - Riesling B, in a proportion ranging between 50 and 70% of encépagement; - pinot gray G, in a proportion ranging between 10 and 25% of encépagement; - gewurztraminer Rs, in a proportion ranging between 10 and 25% of encépagement; - pinot white B, pinot black NR, muscatel ottonel B, muscatel with small grains B, muscatel with small Rs grains and chasselas B. the proportion of the whole of these type of vines cannot be higher than 10% of encépagement. The grapes of the type of vines pinot white B, pinot black NR, muscatel ottonel B, muscatel with small grains B, muscatel with small Rs grains and chasselas B cannot use the composition of the assembly that if they come from vines planted before March 26, 2005. The wines come from the grape assembly pressed together. This assembly results at least from the type of vines Riesling B, pinot gray G and gewurztraminer Rs. Encépagement is included/understood like that of the totality of the pieces of the exploitation producing the wine of assembly. III. - The wines with controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage followed by the name of locality “Zotzenberg come from only one of following type of vines: Riesling B, gewurztraminer Rs, pinot gray G, Sylvaner B.

Article 7 The wines with controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage” result from manually collected grapes. Annually, the regional committee of experts of the wines of Alsace will be able to propose, on opinion of the trade union of defense of name, for each locality and each type of vine, a date of opening of the grape harvest which will be fixed by prefectoral decree. 8Modifié article, D 2005-

269 of March 21, 2005 For any type of vine of a locality, the basic output aimed to article R. 641-73 of the rural code is fixed at 55 hectolitres per hectare and the output stop aimed to article R. 641-76 of the rural code is 66 hectolitres per hectare. The total production of the vines in production of the controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage”, including that possibly delivered to the industrial uses envisaged to II of article R. 641-80 of the rural code, cannot in no case to exceed, for any type of vine of a locality, 77 hectolitres per hectare. Such a going beyond involves the loss of the right to the controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage” for totality of the vintage collected for this type of vine and this locality. The maximum agronomic output with the piece aimed to article R. 641-82 of the rural code is fixed at 10.100 kilogrammes per hectare, whatever the type of vine. The rate of dead or missing vines aimed to article R. 641-85 of the rural code is fixed at 25%. The benefit of the controlled label of origin can be granted to the wines coming from young vines only as from the third year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before July 31. 9Remplacé article, D 2005-269 of March 21, 2005 I. - the wines with the controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum average natural title alcoholometric voluminal of 12,5% vol. for the type of vines pinot gray G and gewurztraminer Rs and 11% vol. for other type of vines. Cannot be considered with good maturity any unit batch of grape harvest having a high content in sugar lower than 193 grams per liter of must for the type of vines pinot gray G and gewurztraminer Rs and 168 grams per liter for other type of vines. When an authorization of enrichment is granted, the increase in the minimum average natural title alcoholometric voluminal cannot exceed 1,5% flight. On opinion of the trade union of defense of name, the regional committee of experts of the wines of Alsace can annually propose at the national committee wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin, for each locality and each type of vine, an average natural title alcoholometric minimum higher and a high content in sugar of the unit batches higher than those referred to above, as well as a rate of maximum enrichment lower than the rate referred to above. II. - The wines with controlled label of origin “Alsace great vintage followed by the name of locality “Altenberg de Bergheim come from collected grapes with good maturity and present an average natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 14% vol. for the type of vines pinot gray G and gewurztraminer Rs and of 12% vol. for the type of vines Riesling B, pinot white B, pinot black NR, muscatel with small grains B, muscatel with small Rs grains, muscatel ottonel B and chasselas B. The wines resulting from an assembly present a minimum average natural title alcoholometric voluminal of 14% flight. Cannot be considered with good maturity any unit batch of grape harvest having a high content in sugar lower than 218 grams per liter of must for the type of vines pinot gray G and gewurztraminer Rs and 185 grams per liter for other type of vines. When an authorization of enrichment is granted, the increase in the minimum average natural title alcoholometric voluminal cannot exceed 1,5% flight. On opinion of the trade union of defense of name, the regional committee of experts of the wines of Alsace can annually propose at the national committee wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin, for each locality and each type of vine, an average natural title alcoholometric minimum higher and a high content in sugar of the unit batches higher than those referred to above, as well as a rate of maximum enrichment lower than the rate referred to above.

Article 10 The wines being entitled to name “Alsace great vintage” cannot be put in circulation without a certificate issued by the national Institute of the labels of origin at the end of the examinations analytical and organoleptic as envisaged by the regulation in force for the wines with controlled label of origin. This certificate must be marked of the year and the locality on which the wines were collected. 11Modifié article, D 2005-

269 of March 21, 2005 The wines for which, under the present decree, is asserted the appellation contrôlée “Alsace great vintage” and which is presented under the aforementioned name cannot be declared after harvest, be offered to the public, be dispatched, put on sale or sold without in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, invoices, containers unspecified, name referred to above being registered and is accompanied by the mention “Appellation contrôlée”, the whole in very apparent characters. On the labels, the name of name referred to above must appear in characters whose dimensions, as well in height as in width, must be at least equal to half of those of the characters of any other mention appearing there. In addition, the name of the locality is reproduced on the labels in the characters at least as large as largest of the characters appearing on those. La mention du millésime, ainsi que le nom du lieudit d'origine doivent figurer conjointement avec le nom de l'appellation « Alsace grand cru » dans les déclarations de récolte et de stock, sur les documents d'accompagnement, annonces, prospectus, étiquettes, factures, récipients quelconques. Article 12 L'emploi de toute indication ou de tout signe susceptible de faire croire à l'acheteur qu'un vin a droit à l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Alsace grand cru », alors qu'il ne répond pas à toutes les conditions fixées par le présent décret, est poursuivi conformément à la législation générale sur les fraudes et sur la protection des appellations d'origine, sans préjudice des sanctions d'ordre fiscal, s'il y a lieu. L'utilisation d'un nom de lieu figurant dans la liste des lieudits fixés à l'article 3 du présent décret est interdite pour désigner un vin ne provenant pas du lieudit en question ou ne répondant pas aux conditions de production fixées par le présent décret.

Article 13 Toute modification des conditions de production de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Alsace grand cru » doit intervenir sur proposition du comité régional d'experts des vins d'Alsace et selon la procédure prévue par l'article L. 641-

3 du code rural.

Article 14 Le décret du 17 décembre 1992 définissant les conditions de production de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Alsace grand cru » est abrogé. Les dispositions prévues au E de l'article 7 de l'ordonnance du 2 novembre 1945 susvisée sont abrogées. *****[Le Décret du 1er mars 1984 -

(Modifié, D. 2 déc. 1999, Modifié, du 19 septembre 2003) a précisé les conditions propres à la déclaration et à la présentation des mentions "vendanges tardives" et "sélection de grains nobles"] Les vins à appellation d'origine contrôlée "Alsace" et "Alsace Grand Cru" peuvent être déclarés et présentés avec l'une des mentions particulières "vendanges tardives" ou "sélection de grains nobles" s'ils correspondent aux conditions respectives ci-dessous précisées : a) Etre issus de raisins récoltés manuellement ; b) Etre issus d'un cépage unique et être déclarés et vendus avec mention du nom de ce cépage ; c) Etre issus de vendanges de l'un des cépages ci-dessous présentant les richesses naturelles minimales respectives spécifiques suivantes en sucre par litre de moût :DESIGNATIONMENTION Vendanges tardivesMENTION Sélection de grains noblesGewurztraminer243 g/l279 g/lPinot gris243 g/l279 g/lRiesling220 g/l256 g/lMuscat .220 g/l256 g/ld) N'avoir fait l'objet d'aucun enrichissement, cette condition impliquant la constatation systématique de la richesse en sucre prévue au c ci-dessus de la matière première par l'Institut national des appellations d'origine ; e) Présenter le titre alcoométrique volumique total correspondant à la richesse en sucre ci-dessus précisée ; f) Avoir fait l'objet d'une déclaration préalable lors de la vendange auprès des services locaux de l'Institut national des appellations d'origine ; g) (Remplacé, D. du 19 septembre 2003) - Etre présentés, dégustés et agréés à l?examen analytique et organoleptique sous leur mention particulière, l?agrément ne pouvant intervenir avant un délai minimal de dix-huit mois à compter de la date de la récolte. Les vins ne peuvent être agréés sans l?obtention préalable d?un certificat d?aptitude délivré dans les conditions précisées par le règlement intérieur prévu à l?article 1er de l?arrêté du 7 décembre 2001 modifié relatif aux examens analytique et organoleptique pour les vins à appellation d?origine contrôlée à l?exception des vins mousseux et pétillants ; h) Etre présentés obligatoirement avec l'indication du millésime. Avertissement : Les informations présentées sur ce site font l'objet d'une clause de non responsabilitéINAO_20010124_74002/11/2006 Document téléchargeable : AOC_Alsace_grand_cru_2005-04.doc