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Decree of May 12, 2003 relating to the controlled label of origin “Frontignan” - J.O n° 114 of May 17, 2003 page 8503
Art 1st. -
Only are entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Frontignan”, “Muscatel of Frontignan”, “Wine of Frontignan”, the wines which, answering the conditions defined below, were collected on the following territory: pieces of the communes of Frontignan and Vic-la-Gardiole, included/understood inside the perimeter, such as it was defined by the judgement of the court of dated July 4, 1935 Montpellier and such as it is reproduced on the plan approved by the national committee of the labels of origin. A copy of this plan will be deposited, before October 31, in the town halls of the common interested parties, by the care of the national committee of the labels of origin.
Art 2. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée Muscatel of Frontignan, Wine of Frontignan, will have obligatorily to come from the type of vine muscatel gilded of Frontignan, other than very other.
Art 3. -
The vines producing the wine with appellation contrôlée Frontignan, Muscat de Frontignan, Vin de Frontignan, will have to be cut with two frank buds and against-bud. (Supplemented, D. Oct 19, 1972) - the presence of fruit trees in a piece makes lose with its harvest the right to the appellation contrôlée. The irrigation is prohibited in some form that it is and at any time of the year, except exceptional exemption granted, for vineyards or parts of vineyards, for the nonvegetative period of the vine by the national institute of the labels of origin and out this period, by decree of the Minister for the agriculture and the Minister for the economy and finances after opinion of this institute.
Art 4. -
(Modified, D. June 22, 1956 and D. May 19, 1972) - the wines profiting from the appellation contrôlée referred to above will have to be vinified according to one of the following methods, giving a minimum alcoholic strength of actual alcoholic strength 15° and letting remain the minimum quantity of natural sugar per liter specified hereafter: 1. Sweet aperitif wines - Wines obtained with musts obligatorily having an initial natural wealth of sugar of 252 gr. at least per liter, in which was made, in the course of fermentation, a contribution evaluated out of pure alcohol of 5% at least and 10% to the maximum of the volume of musts, using alcohol titrating at least 95°. The made wines will have to titrate a richness minimum out of actual alcoholic strength of 15° and to contain at least 125 grams of sugar per liter. The operations of mutage must be carried out before December 31 of the year of harvest of musts. However, of the complements of mutage could be authorized or ordered by the Fraud Squad within the limit of a total addition of 10% out of pure alcohol, before delivery of the certificate envisaged in article 6 of this decree. 2. Liqueur wines - Wines obtained with musts obligatorily having an initial natural wealth of sugar of 234 grams at least and in which was made before any fermentation a contribution of 15° in volume of alcohol titrating at least 95° preserving at the wine the totality of the natural sugar of must, this quantity not being able to be lower than 185 grams per liter. Any operation of enrichment other than the mutage and the complements of mutage under the conditions noted above, and especially any operation of chaptalization, concentration or congelation even within the legal limits is prohibited under penalty of making lose the right to the appellation contrôlée for the wine on which it would have been practised. The grape harvest of the young vines could not be used for the development of the wine with appellation contrôlée “Frontignan”, “Muscatel of Frontignan” or “Wine of Frontignan” that starting from the fourth sheet of the graft (this one understood) after grafting on the spot or installation of marble-grafted.
Art 5. -
(Modified, D. June 22, 1956 and D. May 19, 1972, Modifié, D. May 12, 2003) - When the output of the pieces from which the grapes come exceeds 40 hectolitres of must to the hectare, the producer loses the right to the sweet aperitif wine development for some proportion that it is harvest of these pieces. The label of origin referred to above is applicable only within the limit of 30 must hl per hectare of vine in production This limit can be modified each year following the quantity and the quality of harvest, by decision of the management committee of the national institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies, approved by decree of the Minister for agriculture after consultation of a commission of five members named by the national institute of the labels of origin on the proposal of the trade union of defense most representative of the appellation contrôlée in question, adopted by a general assembly of the aforesaid trade union. The increases in basic output are granted only in exceptional year where quality and quantity arise simultaneously. The surplus quantities are displaced. However, of the individual exemptions can be granted by the national institute of the labels of origin after checking of the quality of the harvest and the conditions of production. The requests will have to be presented before the beginning of the grape harvest.
Art 5 (a). -
(Added, D. April 13, 1951, art 3) - the wines aimed to the present decree will not be able to leave the wine storehouses of the property before November 15 of the year of harvest.
Art 6. -
To in no case, the word Frontignan could not be reproduced on the principal labels of the bottles containing of the similar wines or liqueur wines, or sweet aperitif wines not being entitled to this name. The postal address of the owners and traders installed in the commune of Frontignan could not, consequently, be reproduced on the aforementioned bottles that in the condition of being placed at the back of the bottle and of being registered on a special label carrying exclusively: “addresses postal X, trader with Frontignan Herault” the whole in identical characters and whose dimensions will not have to exceed two millimetres. The quality of owner or wine grower will not have to in no case to be reproduced on the labels intended for products not being entitled to the label of origin. The name of Frontignan could not in case be reproduced on the containers other than the bottles, as on packing containing of the products not being entitled to this name if it is not in the form of a postal address made out so as to not give birth to any confusion in the spirit from the purchaser. (Supplemented, D. May 19, 1972) - the wines for which the appellation contrôlée referred to above will be asserted could not be put in circulation without a certificate of approval delivered by the national institute of the labels of origin taking into consideration condition fixed by the regulation in force. The delivery of this certificate is subordinated to an analytical and organoleptic control wines, on opinion of an inspection board indicated on a proposal from the trade union of defense most representative of name in question, by the national institute of the labels of origin. Rules of procedure worked out by the trade union and approval by the national institute of the labels of origin will determine in accordance with the regulation in force, the procedure to be followed for the operation of the inspection board and the delivery of the certificate of approval. [These provisions were supplemented by the decree n° 74.871 of October 19] The name of name will have to be registered on the labels in very apparent characters whose dimensions as well in width as in height will not have to be lower than those of any other mention being reproduced on the label.
Art 7. (Modified, D. Feb 8, 1957) -
the bottle known as “muscatel bottle of Frontignan” presenting of canelures twisted in relief and devoted by the local practice will have to be used exclusively for the wines with appellation contrôlée “Frontignan”, “Muscatel of Frontignan”, “Wine of Frontignan”.
Art 8. -
The wines for which at the end of this decree the appellation contrôlées will be asserted “Frontignan, muscatel of Frontignan, wine of Frontignan” could not be declared, after harvest, offered to the public, dispatched, put on sale or sold without in the declarations of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, containers unspecified, the label of origin referred to above being accompanied by the mention “appellation contrôlée” in very apparent characters.
Art 9. -
The use of any indication or any sign likely to make believe in the purchaser that a wine is entitled to the appellation contrôlées Frontignan, Muscat of Frontignan, Vin of Frontignan, whereas they do 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 (L. August 1, 1905, art 1 and 2; L. May 6, 1919, art 8; D. August 21, 1921 art 13) 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_19360531_51402/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Frontignan_-_2003.doc