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Art 1st. -
Only to the qualification “Bordeaux supérieur” the wines are entitled being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Bordeaux” and: 1° Produced with principal type of vines envisaged with the decree of November 14, 1936, modified by the decree of March 16, 1943, without however, for the white wines, the proportion of merlot white being able to exceed 15% of encépagement. 2° (Supplemented and modified, D. August 10, 1973.) - Coming from musts containing, before any enrichment: For the red wines: 178 grams of natural sugar per liter and presenting after fermentation a minimum alcoholic strength of 10°5. For the white wines: 212 grams of natural sugar per liter and presenting after fermentation a total alcoholometric title (acquired and in power) ranging between 12° 5 and 15° and an alcoholometric title minimum asset of 11°5. 3° (Modified, D. Nov 24, 1955.) - Coming from vines whose harvest will not have exceeded an output: For the red wines, of 40 hl to the hectare For the white wines, of 40 hl to the hectare. [These provisions were supplemented by the decrees n° 74.872 of October 19, 74.958 modified of November 20 and 75.842 of September 8: - ceiling limits classification: 20% - percentage of increase envisaged in article 6 of the decree referred to above n° 74.872: 60% of the annual output of name “Bordeaux”] 4° (Supplemented, D. August 10, 1973.) - These wines cannot be put in circulation with the label of origin without a certificate issued by the national institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies after opinion of an inspection board. This commission is indicated by the national institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies on a proposal from the regional trade union of the Bordeaux wines and Bordeaux supérieur wines. It examines whether the wine answers the conditions fixed by the regulation in force, and in particular by this decree. Its reasoned opinion is transmitted to interested and the tax department. Rules of procedure, approved by the national institute of the labels of origin, determine the procedure to be followed for the delivery of the certificate. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19431014_3102/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Bordeaux_superieur.doc