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Decree of May 31, 1997 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 127 of June 3, 1997  

Art 1st. -

Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Madiran” initially recognized by the decree of July 19, 1948 the red wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter.

Art 2. -

The surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Madiran” is delimited inside the territory of the following communes: Department of Gers Cannet, Maumusson-Laguian and Viella. Department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Arricau-border, Arrosés, Aubous, Would have-Idernes, Aydie, Bétracq, Burosse-Mendousse, Cadillon, Castetpugon, Castillon, (canton of Lembeye), Conchez-of-Béarn, Corbères-Abères, Crouseilles, Diusse Escurès, Gayon, Lasserre, Lembeye, Mascaraàs-Haron, Mount-Said, Moncla, Monpezat, Moncaup, Portet, Saint-Jean-Poudge, Séméacq-Blachon, Tadousse-Ussau and Vialer. Department of the Hautes-Pyrénées Castelnau-River-low, Hagedet, Lascazères, Madiran, Saint-Lanne and Soublecause.

Art 3. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Madiran”, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the geographical surface quoted in article 2, inside the surface of production 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 March 6, 1997 on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The surface of production thus delimited is deferred on the cadrastal maps deposited to the town hall of the communes concerned. On a purely transitory basis, the pieces planted in vine excluded from the delimited surface “Madiran” identified by their cadastral references and their surface whose list was approved by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin during the meeting of March 6, 1997, provided they answer the conditions fixed by this decree, continue to profit for their harvest from the right to the controlled label of origin “Madiran” until their pulling up and at the latest until harvest 2022 included.

Art 4. -

The wines must come from following type of vines, other than very other: frank cabernet (bouchy), iron (pinenc), cabernet sauvignon and tannat. The tannat must account for at least 40% and to the more 60% 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 “Madiran”.

Art 5. -

The vines producing the wines with controlled label of origin “Madiran” must be led and cut in accordance with the following provisions. The density of plantation must be 4.000 feet at least to the hectare. The distance between the stocks, on the same row, should not be lower than 0,8 meter. The distance between the rows should not exceed 2,50 meters. The vines not answering the minimal density of 4.000 feet to the hectare will not profit, in exceptional circumstances, of the right to the controlled label of origin “Madiran” that until their pulling up or, at the latest, harvest 2020 included. In any event, the number of eyes must be lower than 30.000 eyes per hectare.

Art 6. -

With the controlled label of origin “Madiran” only the wines can claim answering the conditions of the decree of September 10, 1993 referred to above. The basic output aimed to the article 1st of this decree is fixed at 55 hectolitres at the hectare. The limiting request for ceiling of classification must be individual and applies to the piece. It is granted after opinion of a trade-union commission. The output stop of name “Madiran”, envisaged with the last subparagraph of article 4 of this decree, is fixed at 60 hectolitres with the hectare. The benefit of the appellation contrôlée “Madiran” can be granted to the wines coming from 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. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Madiran”, the wines 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 198 grams per liter of musts. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment is granted, the wines should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 14%, under penalty of losing the right to name. The wines must present after fermentation a sugar content residual lower than 5 grams per liter.

Art 8. -

The wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Madiran” must be vinified in accordance with the local and constant uses. The practice of picking off must be applied to the grape harvest intended for the development of the wines with controlled label of origin “Madiran”. The wines profit from all the oenological processes authorized by the laws and payments in force, other than the concentration which is prohibited. The use of the buckets autovidantes and the continuous presses is prohibited.

Art 9. -

The wines cannot be put in circulation with the controlled label of origin “Madiran” without a certificate issued by the national Institute of the labels of origin, according to provisions' of the decree of October 19, 1974 relating to the examinations analytical and organoleptic of the wines with controlled label of origin. The wines profiting from the controlled label of origin “Madiran” cannot be marketed before November 1 of the year which follows that of harvest.

Art 10. -

The wines for which, under the present decree is asserted the controlled label of origin “Madiran” and which is 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.

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 “Madiran”, whereas it does not answer all the conditions fixed by this decree, is continued in accordance with the general legislation on the frauds and the protection of the call! ations of tax origin without damage of the sanctions D `order, if it is necessary.

Art 12. -

The decree of August 28, 1975 relating to the definition of the controlled labels of origin “Madiran” and “Pacherenc of Vic Bilh” is repealed. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_19970531_5902/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Madiran_-_1999.doc