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AOC Lirac machine translated reference / legal text

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Art 1st. -

Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Lirac”, recognized by the decree of modified October 14, 1947, the red, rosy and white wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter.

Art 2. -

The surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Lirac” is delimited in the following communes of the department of Gard: Lirac, Roquemaure, Saint-Geniès-of-Comolas, Saint-Laurent-of-Trees.

Art 3. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Lirac”, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production delimited by pieces, or parts of pieces, such as it was approved by the national Institute of the labels of origin on the March 14, 1991 and 13 on Commission proposals of experts appointed to this end. The surface of production thus delimited is deferred on the cadrastal maps deposited to the town hall of the communes concerned.

Art 4. -

The wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Lirac” must come from the assembly of following type of vines, other than very other. White wines Principal type of vines: pale (B), grenache white, bourboulenc (B). Each one of these type of vines is limited to 60 p.100 encépagement. Secondary type of vines: ugni white, picpoul (B), marsanne (B), roussanne (B), viognier. These type of vines must separately represent to the maximum 25 p.100 of encépagement and together to the maximum 30 p.100 of encépagement. Red and rosy wines Principal type of vines: grenache black, syrah (NR), mourvèdre (NR), cinsaut (NR). The black grenache must account for at least 40 encépagement p.100. Syrah and mourvèdre must represent together 25 p.100 at least encépagement. Secondary type of vine: carignan. This type of vine must represent to the maximum 10 p.100 of encépagement. For the production of wine rosy exclusively, all the white type of vines authorized above could be used within the maximum limit of 20 p.100 of encépagement. 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 5. -

The vines producing the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Lirac” will have to be planted and led under the following conditions: Minimal density of plantation: for all the vines planted as from the publication of this decree, the stocks will have to be planted so that surface by stock does not exceed 2,50 square meters. In addition, the distance between the rows will not have to exceed 2,50 meters. Cut: all the type of vines, except for viognier, will have to be cut out of goblet or cord, each stock having to count to the maximum six let us coursons in two frank eyes. For the type of vine viognier is authorized the size with a long wood cash eight frank eyes to the maximum or with two long drink with six frank eyes to the maximum and one or two let us coursons in two frank eyes to the maximum. The pieces of syrah in production at the time of the publication of this decree could be cut indifferently according to two systems' defined previously, i.e. in the short face or the long face, in accordance with the regulation defined for the type of vine viognier. Establishment of the vineyard: in the event of training, the maximum height of the cord will be 60 centimetres, this height being measured starting from the ground until the lower part of the arms of the frame. This provision is applicable to any plantation or transformation carried out after publication of this decree.

Art 6. -

The irrigation for the growing period of the vine can be authorized only in the event of persistent dryness, pursuant to the regulation in force, on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin, and at the request of the trade union of defense of name, and this until the date of ripening only.

Art 7. -

The vines producing the wines with controlled label of origin “Lirac” must answer the conditions of the decree n° 74-872 of October 19, 1974 referred to above. The basic output fixed at the article 1st of this decree is fixed at 42 hectolitres at the hectare, dregs and bourbes included/understood. The percentage envisaged in its article 3 is fixed at 0 p.100. The going beyond of the output defined in subparagraph 2 of this article involves the loss of the right to the controlled label of origin “Lirac” for the unit of harvest of the exploitation, without can apply the exemptions envisaged by article 5 of the decree n° 74-872 of October 19, 1974 referred to above. The benefit of name can be granted to the wines coming from the young vines only as from the third year following that during which the plantation was carried out places from there before August 31.

Art 8. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Lirac”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum average natural title alcoholometric voluminal of: 11,5 p.100 for the white and rosy wines; 12 p.100 for the red wines. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugars lower than: 207 G per liter of must for red type of vines; 187 G per liter of must for white type of vines.

Art 9. -

The grapes must be collected with good maturity and be vinified in accordance with the local practice. The wines profit from all the practices authorized by the regulation in force. The rosy wines are obtained by pressing, then by bleeding.

Art 10. -

The wines cannot be put in circulation with the controlled label of origin “Lirac” without a certificate issued 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 relating to the examinations analytical and organoleptic of the wines with controlled label of origin.

Art 11. -

The wines for which, under the present decree, the controlled label of origin “Lirac will be asserted” could not be declared, after harvest, offered to the public, 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 accompanied by the mention “Appellation contrôlée” in very apparent characters.

Art 12. -

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 “Lirac” 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 13. -

The decree of modified October 14, 1947 defining the conditions of production of the controlled label of origin “Lirac” is repealed. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19921002_29002/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Lirac_-_1992.doc