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Decree of June 16, 1999 relating to the controlled label of origin “Coteaux du Tricastin” - J.O n° 139 of June 18, 1999

Art 1st. -

Only to the appellation contrôlée “Coteaux du Tricastin are entitled” the red, rosy wines or white which were collected on the territories of the following communes of the department of Drome, except for the grounds which, by the nature of their ground or their situation, are unsuitable producing the wine of this name: Allan, the Balsam-of-Transit, Béconne, Chamaret, Chantemerle-lès-Grignan, the Châteauneuf-of-Rhone, Clansayes, Colonselle, Donzère, Grignan, Guard-Adhémar, Barns-Gontardes, Malataverne, Montségur-on-Lauzon, Réauville, the Rock-Saint-Secrecy, Roussas, Room-under-Wood, Saint-Paul-Three-Castles, Saint-Restitut, Solérieux, Valaurie. Experts, appointed by the management committee of the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies, delimit the surface of production thus defined and defer the limits of them on the cadrastal map of these communes. The plans establish by their care are, after approval by the national Institute of the labels of origin, deposited with the town hall of the common interested parties.

Art 2. -

(Replaced, D. June 16, 1999) - the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Coteaux du Tricastin” must obligatorily come from the assembly of type of vines enumerated hereafter: has) Red and rosy wines: No type of vine can with him only represent more than 80% of encépagement. Principal type of vines: grenache NR, syrah NR. As from harvest 2003, encépagement in syrah will have to represent a minimum of 10% of encépagement. Secondary type of vines: cinsaut NR, mourvèdre NR, carignan NR. As from harvest 2003, the secondary type of vines will not be able to exceed 30% together and separately 15% of encépagement. Moreover, encépagement for the red and rosy wines will be able to comprise type of vines indicated below for the white wines, in the maximum proportion of 10% for the red wines and 20% for the rosy wines. b) White wines: No type of vine can with him only represent more than 60% of encépagement: grenache B, pale B, bourboulenc B, marsanne B, roussanne B, viognier B. In this article, by the term: “encépagement”, it is necessary to include/understand encépagement totality of the pieces producing the wine of name for the color considered. ”

Art 3. -

(Replaced D. April 5, 1982) - the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Coteaux du Tricastin” must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 11%. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than 180 grams per liter of must for the red wines and 170 grams per liter of must for the rosy and white wines. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring is granted, the wines should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 14% under penalty of losing the right to name. However, the benefit of name can be granted to the wines of a total voluminal title alcoholometric higher than the limit 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 after investigation carried out into his request presented at least eight days 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 the taxes and the direction of the consumption and the repression of the frauds. The limits aimed to the subparagraphs above could be modified, when the climatic conditions justify it, by joint decree of the Minister for the agriculture and the Minister for consumption, on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin, after opinion of the interested producers' associations.

Art 4. -

(Replaced, D. June 16, 1999) - can claim with the controlled label of origin “Coteaux du Tricastin” only the wines answering the conditions of the decree No 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 52 hectolitres per hectare. The output stop aimed to article 4 of this decree is fixed at 60 hectolitres per 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.

Art 5. -

(Replaced, D. June 16, 1999)) Density has: For any plantation or replanting intervening after June 15, 1999, the minimal density with the plantation is of 3.300 stocks per hectare, the maximum spacing between the rows being of 2,50 meters. However, because of their pedological and climatic situation particular, the pieces aimed in the list approved by the national committee of the wines and brandies in its meeting of February 10, 1999 can be replanted with a density lower than 3.300 feet per hectare and can continue to profit from the controlled label of origin “Coteaux du Tricastin”. On this assumption, the distance between two stocks on the same row cannot be lower than 1 meter, and the maximum output authorized on the cadastral surface concerned is the subject of an abatement proportional to the difference between the effective density of plantation and the threshold of 3.300 stocks per hectare. The surfaces of these pieces must be mentioned separately on the declaration of harvest. b) Cut: For all type of vines, except for viognier, only the short size out of goblet or cord is authorized, each stock having to comprise a maximum of eight coursons in two frank eyes. However, for the pieces of syrah planted before 1980, the long size could be practised under the same definite conditions as those for the type of vine viognier. In the event of size in cord, the maximum height of the cord is limited to 80 centimetres, measured starting from the ground until the lower part of the arms of the frame. For the type of vine viognier, are authorized the size guyot with a long wood comprising eight frank eyes maximum, or that with two long drink comprising six frank eyes to the maximum, and one or two let us coursons in two frank eyes to the maximum. In all the cases, the load of size will not be able to exceed 50.000 frank eyes per hectare.

Art 6. -

(Modified, D. September 5, 1989) - the wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Coteaux du Tricastin” must come from grapes with good maturity and vinified in accordance with the local practice. The use of the continuous presses is prohibited. These wines profit from all the oenological processes authorized by the regulation in force. 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 on a proposal from the trade union general of the Coteaux du Tricastin. 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. [These provisions were supplemented by the decree n° 74.871 of October 19].

Art 7. -

The wines for which, under the present decree, the appellation contrôlée is asserted “Coteaux du Tricastin” and which are 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. Dimensions of the characters of the words “Coteaux du Tricastin” must be at least equal, as well in height as in width, with half of those of the largest characters appear on the labels. [The wines with name “Coteaux du Tricastin” red, rosy and white can profit, in accordance with the provisions of the decree of November 15, 1967 (cf drives “early product Wines”), of the qualification “Wine of early product”].

Art 8. -

The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that wines are entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Coteaux du Tricastin”, whereas they does not answer all the conditions fixed by this decree, is continued in accordance with the general legislation on the repression of the frauds and the protection of the labels of origin, without damage of the sanctions of a tax nature, if it is necessary.

Art 9. -

The decree of March 19, 1964 fixing the conditions of attribution of the label “delimited Wines of quality higher” than the wines profiting from the label of origin “Coteaux du Tricastin” is repealed. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19730727_42202/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Coteaux_du_Tricastin_-_1999.doc