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Decree of October 20, 1997 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 246 of October 22, 1997

Art 1st. -

Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Cheverny”, followed or not by the words “Loire Valley”, the red, rosy or white wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter.

Art 2. -

The surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Cheverny” is delimited inside the territory of the twenty four following communes of the department of Dormouse and Expensive: Candé-on-Beuvron, Cellettes, Cheverny, Chitenay, Cormeray, Court-Cheverny, Feings, Fern-on-Beaver, Fresnes, Huisseau-on-Cosson, Maslives, Montils, Montlivault, Mount-Near-Chambord, the Muides-on-Loire, Ouchamps, Saint-Claude-of-Diray, the Saint-Dye-on-Loire, Saint-Laurent-Nouan, Sambin, Seur, the Turn-in-Sologne and Vineuil and the cadastral section E of the commune of Monthou-on-Beaver.

Art 3. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Cheverny”, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production aimed to article 2 delimited by pieces or parts of pieces, 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 May 28, 1986, on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The plans of delimitation are deposited with the town hall of the common interested parties.

Art 4. -

The wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Cheverny” must come from following type of vines, other than all others: Red wines 1. Principal type of vines: Black Gamay in a proportion ranging between 40 p. 100 and 65 p. 100 of encépagement, the pinot black 2. Complementary type of vines: Frank cabernet, Cabernet sauvignon, côt, the whole of these type of vines in a proportion lower than 15 p. 100 of encépagement. The type of vine cabernet sauvignon is tolerated until the harvest of year 2000 included like complementary type of vine. Rosy wines 1. Principal type of vines: Black Gamay in a proportion higher than 50 p. 100 of encépagement, the pinot black. 2. Complementary type of vines, the whole of these type of vines in a maximum proportion of 25p. 100 of encépagement: Frank cabernet, cabernet sauvignon, côt, pineau of Aunis. White wines 1. Principal type of vine: Sauvignon, in a proportion ranging between 40 p. 100 and 90 p. 100 of encépagement. From harvest 1997, in a proportion ranging between 60 p. 100 and 85 p. 100 of encépagement. 2. Complementary type of vines: Chardonnay, alpine laburnum or small pineau, chenin. In this article one understands by encépagement the totality of the surfaces of the exploitation producing the classified wine controlled “Cheverny” for the color considered.

Art 5. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Cheverny”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 9,5 p. 100 for the red wines, the white and rosy wines. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 144 grams per liter of must for the white and rosy wines, 153 grams per liter for the red wines. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment is granted, the wines should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 12,5 p. 100 under penalty of losing the right to this name. However, the benefit of name can be granted to the wines of a total voluminal title alcoholometric higher than the limits 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 (INAO) 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 competition, the consumption and the repression of the frauds and the general direction of the customs and the indirect rights. The limits aimed to the subparagraphs above can be modified when the climatic conditions justify it by joint decree of the minister in charge of the economy and finances and the minister in charge of agriculture on proposal with the national Institute with the labels of origin, after opinion of the interested producers' associations.

Art 6. -

(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 at: 55 hectolitres with the hectare for the red wines; 55 hectolitres with the hectare for the rosy wines; 60 hectolitres with the hectare for the white wines. The output stop aimed to article 4 of the aforesaid decree is fixed at: 66 hectolitres with the hectare for the red wines; 66 hectolitres with the hectare for the rosy wines; 72 hectolitres with the hectare for the white wines. 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 7. -

The vines producing the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Cheverny” must be cut and planted according to following provisions': 1. Plantation and control of the vine: - minimal density of the plantations 4.500 feet to the hectare for all new plantation or replanting carried out since 1993; - interval of 2,10 meters to the maximum enters the rows; - height of 0,55 meter to the maximum enters the ground and the lower wire of training. The vines not answering these provisions, planted before the publication of this decree, retain the right to name “Cheverny”. The plantation of vine to densities lower than 4.500 feet with the hectare, without however reaching less than 3.500 feet, is accepted in exceptional circumstances to allow the completion of sets culturalement homogeneous already partially planted in conformity with the rules for the reorganization of the vineyard. In these two cases, the right to name “Cheverny” could not be preserved any more beyond the harvest of year 2023 included. 2. Cut: The three following modes are authorized, the total of the frank eyes by stock not having to exceed eleven: - Guyot size with only one length drink carrying eight frank eyes to the maximum and to more both let us coursons; - size with 2 half rods carrying five frank eyes each one to the maximum; - size in range with let us coursons carrying two frank eyes to the maximum.

Art 8. -

The wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Cheverny” must be vinified in accordance with the local practice. They profit from all the oenological processes authorized by the laws and payments in force. The assembly of at least two type of vines is obligatory. The assemblies must be carried out before the presentation of the wines to the examinations analytical and organoleptic envisaged in article 9 of this decree.

Art 9. -

The classified wines controlled “Cheverny” cannot be put in circulation without a certificate of approval delivered by the national Institute of the labels of origin under the conditions envisaged by the decree n° 74-871 of October 19, 1974 referred to above.

Art 10. -

The wines for which under the present decree the controlled label of origin “Cheverny is asserted” 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. 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 of the name of name.

Art 11. -

The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that a wine is entitled to the controlled label of origin “Cheverny”, 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, without damage of the sanctions of a tax nature, if it is necessary.

Art 12. -

The decree of July 17, 1973 fixing the conditions of attribution of the label “delimited Wines of quality higher” than the classified wines “Cheverny” is repealed. The still wines having received the label of the delimited wines of higher quality under the label of origin “Cheverny” and answering the conditions of this decree can be allowed for the benefit of the label of origin controlled if they obtain, within three month starting from the date of publication of this decree, the certificate of approval envisaged in article 9, delivered above under the same conditions, after examinations analytical and organoleptic. The wines held by the wholesale dealers will be subjected to the same procedure: however, in this case, samplings will be carried out by the agents of the general direction of competition, the consumption and the repression of the frauds. The wines presented at the examinations analytical and organoleptic for classification in appellation contrôlée lose definitively and immediately the benefit of the label of origin to which they had right, if they do not undergo the examinations successfully. The still wines profiting from the label of origin “Cheverny” to which was delivered before at the date of publication of this decree the label of the delimited wines of higher quality can be marketed under their name until exhaustion of stocks, the provisions of article 2, paragraph 3, of the decree of November 30, 1960 relating to the validity of use by the producer of the label of the delimited wines of higher quality not being more applicable to these wines. However, the wines which were not the subject of a marketing or which were not bottled before the expiry of a three months deadline following the publication of this decree could not be marketed under their label of origin “delimited Wines of higher quality” that if they obtain an extension of the validity of the label after a new examination of quality by analysis and tasting, organized by the trade union of defense of name, under the control of the national Institute of the labels of origin. The sparkling wines profiting from the label of origin “Cheverny” to which was delivered before at the date of publication of this decree the label of the delimited wines of higher quality can be marketed by the producers or the wholesale dealers under their name during the three years which follow the date of publication of this decree. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19930326_12302/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Cheverny_-_1997.doc