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Decree of November 14, 1991 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 269 of November 19, 1991 Modifié by: Decree of June 17, 1994 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 141 of June 19, 1994 Decree of February 16, 1998 relating to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages” - J.O n° 41 of February 18, 1998 Decree of November 28, 2002 modifying the decree of November 14, 1991 relating to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages” - J.O n° 283 of December 5, 2002 page 20042
Art 1st. -
Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages” supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, the red wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter.
Art 2. -
(Replaced, D. June 17, 1994, Replaced, D. February 16, 1998) - the surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages” is delimited inside the territory of the following communes: 1. Department of the Maine-and-Loire Ambillou-Castle, Aubigné-on-Tailboard, Beaulieu-on-Tailboard, Blaison-Gohier, Bouchemaine, Brigné, the Chalonnes-on-Loire, Field-on-Tailboard (It), the Champtocé-on-Loire, Chanzeaux, Charcé-Saint-Ellier-on-Aubance, Chaudefonds-on-Tailboard, Chavagnes, Cléré-on-Tailboard, Concourson-on-Tailboard, Seams, Faveraye-Mâchelles, Faye-in Anjou, Pit-of-Tigné (It), Ingrandes, Jumellière (It), Martigné-Briand, Mesnil-in-Valley (It), the Montjean-on-Loire, Our-Lady-of Allençon, Nueil-on-Tailboard, Gangway-on-Tailboard, Pommeraye (It), Possonnière (It), Rablay-on-Tailboard, the Rochefort-on-Loire, Saint-Aubin-of-Luigné, Saint-George-on-Tailboard, the Saint-George-on-Loire, Saint-Germain-of-Meadows, Saint-Lambert-of-Lattay, Savennières, Tancoigné, Thouarcé, Tigné, Trémont, Valanjou, Verchers-on-Tailboard (Them). 2. Department of Two-Sevres Bouillé-Loretz, Bouillé-Saint-Paul, Cersay.
Art 3. -
(Replaced, D. June 17, 1994, Replaced, D. November 28, 2002) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages”, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production 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 meeting of November 4, 1986,November 3, 1993 and 13 and February 14, 2002 on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The plans of delimitation are deposited with the town hall of the communes concerned, after carryforward on the cadrastal maps.
Art 4. -
(Replaced, D. February 16, 1998) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages”, the wines must come from following type of vines, other than very other: frank cabernet NR and cabernet sauvignon NR.
Art 5. -
(Replaced, D. February 16, 1998) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 9,5%. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of grape harvest having a high content in sugar lower than 162 grams per liter of must. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 12,5%, under penalty of losing the right to this name.
Art 6. -
(Replaced, D. February 16, 1998) - with the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages” only the wines can claim answering the conditions 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. The basic output aimed to the article 1st of this decree is fixed at 55 hectolitres at the hectare. The output stop aimed to article 4 of this decree is fixed at 66 hectolitres at 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, with null output previous years.
Art 7. -
(Replaced, D. February 16, 1998) - the vines producing the classified wine controlled “Anjou Villages” must be planted, led and be cut in accordance with the provisions hereafter: - minimal distance enters the seedlings on the row: 1 meter; - a number of frank eyes: to the maximum 12 frank eyes per stock and 8 frank eyes on long wood; - minimal density of the plantations to be taken into account to determine the distances on the row and the spacings between rows: 4000 stocks with the hectare. The minimal density of plantation defined above is lowered to 3.300 feet per hectare for the trained vines, of which the height of foliage corresponds to 0,6 times the distance between the rows. The height of foliage is measured between the level of the lower wire of training and the top of the posts carry-wire raised of 30 centimetres (height of trimming). The lower wire of training must be at least with 40 centimetres above the ground. To profit from the provisions of the subparagraph above, the owners of the vines concerned must make them identify near the services of the national Institute of the labels of origin at the latest before June 30 of the year which follows the publication of this decree. In the case of new plantations, this request must be carried out at August 31 which follows the plantation. The lists of the pieces of vines thus identified are approved by the national Committee of the wines and brandies. However, the vines planted before the date of publication of this decree which respect neither the minimal density of 4.000 stocks to the hectare nor the height of foliage defined above can produce classified wines controlled “Anjou Villages” until their pulling up and at the latest until the harvest of the year 2007. This time is carried until the harvest of the year 2022 for these vines when the density of plantation is lower than 3.300 stocks with the hectare since they respect the provisions concerning the height of foliage.
Art 8. -
(Modified, D. February 16, 1998) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages”, the wines must be elaborate according to local practice's. They will profit from all the oenological processes authorized by the laws and payments in force, except for the concentration which is prohibited.
Art 9. -
The classified wines controlled “Anjou Villages” cannot be put in circulation without a certificate issued by the national Institute of the labels of origin under the conditions envisaged by the decree n° 74.971 of modified October 19, 1974 referred to above. They will be able to leave the wine storehouses of collecting bound for the wholesale only from June 15 of the year following that of harvest, and they could be delivered to consumption only from September 15. The bottle of the type “Anjou” on which the name “Anjou Villages is engraved”, is exclusively reserved for the wines profiting from the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages”.
Art 10. -
The wines for which at the end of this decree is asserted the controlled label of origin “Anjou Villages”, 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. (Modified, D. February 16, 1998) - Lastly, the mention of the name of type of vine on the label should not appear in same the visual fields as that of the name of name.
Art 11. -
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 “Anjou Villages”, whereas they does 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_19911114_38402/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Anjou_Villages_-_2002.doc