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Decree of April 9, 1991 relating to the controlled label of origin “Collioure” - J.O Number 86 of April 11, 1991 Decree of November 19, 1997 relating to the controlled label of origin “Collioure” - J.O Number 270 of November 21, 1997 Decree of July 24, 2003 modifying the decree of December 3, 1971 relating to the controlled label of origin “Collioure” - J.O n° 171 of July 26, 2003 page 12690
Art 1st. -
(Replaced, D. April 9, 1991, Modified, D. July 24, 2003) - Only to the controlled label of origin “Collioure the red, rosy wines and white are entitled which, answering the conditions hereafter, were collected on the territories of the following communes of the department of the Eastern Pyrenees: Banyuls, Cerberus, Collioure and Port-Vendres, except for the grounds which, by the nature of their ground or their situation, are unsuitable producing the wine of name. The limits of the surface of production thus defined will be deferred on the cadrastal maps of these communes by the experts appointed by the management committee of the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies, and the plans establish by their care will be, after approval of the national Institute of the labels of origin, deposited with the town hall of the common interested parties.
Art 2. -
(Replaced, D. May 19, 1982, Supplemented, D. April 9, 1991, Modified, D. November 19, 1997, Replaced D. July 24, 2003) - the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Collioure come from following type of vines: - for the red and rosy wines: Principal type of vines: grenache NR, mourvèdre NR and syrah NR. These three type of vines will have to account for 60% minimum of encépagement together. To in no case a principal type of vine will not be able to only exceed 90% of encépagement. Complementary type of vines: carignan NR and cinsaut NR. However, for the rosy wines, the gray grenache is allowed among complementary type of vines in the maximum proportion of 30% of encépagement; - for the white wines: Principal type of vines: grenache white B, grenache gray G. These two type of vines account for together at least 70% of encépagement. Complementary type of vines: tourbat B, locally called malvoisy, macabeu B, marsanne B, roussanne B, vermentino B, accounting for together 30% to the maximum of encépagement; each one of these type of vines should not exceed 15% of encépagement. In this article, by the term encépagement, it is necessary to include/understand encépagement of the whole of the pieces of the exploitation producing the wine of the name considered for the corresponding color.
Art 3. -
(Replaced, D. April 9, 1991, Replaced, D. July 24, 2003) - to be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Collioure, the wines come from collected grapes with good maturity and present an acquired voluminal alcoholometric title natural minimum of 12% for the red wines and the white wines and of 11,5% for the rosy wines. Cannot be regarded as being of good maturity any unit batch of grape harvest having a high content in sugar lower than: 216 grams per liter of must for type of vines intended for making of red wines; 207 grams per liter of must for type of vines intended for making of rosy wines; 204 grams per liter of must for type of vines intended for making of white wines
Art 4. -
(Replaced, D. July 24, 2003) - the wines answer the conditions fixed by the decree of November 5, 2002 referred to above. The basic output is fixed at 40 hectolitres with the hectare. The output stop for the white wines is fixed at 45 hectolitres with the hectare. The maximum agronomic output with the piece for the white wines is fixed at 50 hectolitres with the hectare
Art 5. -
(Supplemented, D. April 9, 1991, Supplemented, D. November 19, 1997) - the vines producing the wine being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Collioure” must be led out of goblet or in range and to carry a maximum of 7 let us coursons cut in 2 frank eyes and the one-eyed one. However, Syrah can be led in the long face. The minimal density must be 4.000 feet to the hectare with a maximum spacing between the rows of 2,50 Mr.
Art 6. -
(Replaced, D. April 9, 1991, Modified, D. November 19, 1997, Supplemented July 24, 2003) - the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Collioure” must come from grapes brought to the cellar without pressing nor compressing. For the red wines, the maceration of the vintage (not pressed, pressed or picked off) must last five days at least. The presses used must be of the horizontal type with radial expansion and low pressure. The other types of presses, except for the continuous presses, are tolerated but, in this case, a percentage of wine of press evaluated contractually with 10 p.100 is not entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Collioure”. The declarations of harvest must reveal this quantity. The red wines can leave the wine storehouses of the producers only after one time of nine months conservation at least and as soon as possible on July 1 of the year which follows that of harvest. The rosy wines are releasable at December 1 following harvest. The white wines can leave the wine storehouses of the producers only after one minimal conservation until March 1 of the year which follows that of harvest. The rosy wines are obtained exclusively by bleeding or direct pressing. Any operation of enrichment or concentration is prohibited. The maximum content of fermentable sugars (glucose and fructose) is 4 grams per liter.
Art 7. -
(Modified, D. July 24, 2003) - the wines for which, under the present decree, the appellation contrôlée is asserted “Collioure”, cannot be declared after harvest, be offered to the consumers, be dispatched, put on sale or sold, without in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, invoices, containers unspecified, the label of origin referred to above being registered and is accompanied by the mention “appellation contrôlée” in very apparent characters.
Art 7 (a). -
(Added, D. July 24, 2003) - the wines cannot be put in circulation under the appellation contrôlée “Collioure without a certificate of approval delivered by the national Institute of the labels of origin under the conditions envisaged by the decree n° 2001-1163 of December 7, 2001 relating to the examinations analytical and organoleptic of the wines with controlled label of origin. The assemblies of the wines resulting from various type of vines must be carried out in the wine containers before the test sample selection intended for analytical and organoleptic control, according to proportions' defined in article 2 above. The wines of harvest 2002 having received local wine approval of the coast Vermilion 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 with the subparagraph, 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.
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 “Collioure”, whereas it does not answer all the conditions fixed by this decree, will be continued in accordance with the general legislation on the repression of the frauds and the protection of the labels of origin (art 1 and 2 of the law of August 1, 1905, art 8 of the law of May 6, 1919, art 13 of the decree of August 19, 1921, supplemented by the decree of September 30, 1949), 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_19711203_51202/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Collioure_-_2003.doc