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Decree of August 14, 1996 relating to the controlled labels of origin and - J.O Number 198 of August 25, 1996 Decree of October 20, 1997 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 246 of October 22, 1997 Decree of November 19, 2002 relating to the controlled label of origin “Montlouis-sur-Loire” - J.O n° 275 of November 26, 2002 page 19477 (Modified, D. of November 19, 2002 - the terms “Montlouis” are replaced by “Montlouis-sur-Loire”)

Art 1st. -

(Replaced Subparagraph 1, D. October 14, 1974). - Only are entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Montlouis-sur-Loire” supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, the white wines which, answering the conditions hereafter, were collected on territories of the communes of Montlouis-sur-Loire, Saint-Martin-the-Beautiful, Lussault, except for the grounds which, by the nature of their ground or their situation, are unsuitable producing the wine of this name. The perimeter of the surface of production thus defined will be deferred on the cadrastal map of the common interested parties by the experts appointed by the National Committee of the labels of origin. This plan, drawn up by their care, will be, after approval by this committee, deposited in the town halls of the common interested parties before October 1, 1939.

Art 2. -

The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Montlouis-sur-Loire” will have to come exclusively from type of vine: pineau of the Loire or chenin white.

Art 3. -

(Replaced, D. December 19, 1983). - To have right respectively to the controlled labels of origin “Montlouis-sur-Loire”, “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling wine” and “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling”, the wines must come from collected grapes with good maturity and present a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 10,5 p. 100 for the wines with appellation contrôlée “Montlouis-sur-Loire” and of 9 p. 100 for the wines with appellation contrôlées “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling wine” and “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling”. Cannot be regarded as being with good maturity any unit batch of vintage having a high content in sugar lower than: 153 grams per liter of must for the wines with appellation contrôlée “Montlouis-sur-Loire”; 136 grams per liter of must for the wines with appellation contrôlées “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling wine” and “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling”. Moreover, when the authorization of enrichment by dry sugaring are granted, the wines with appellation contrôlées “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling wine” and “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling” should not exceed a maximum total voluminal title alcoholometric of 13 p. 100 under penalty of losing the right to name considered. However, the benefit of one or the other of names referred to above 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 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 can be modified when the climatic conditions justify it by joint decree of the Minister for agriculture and the minister in charge of consumption, on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin, after opinion of the interested producers' associations. For the wines with appellation contrôlée “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling wine”, the mention “wine intended for the catch of foam” must be added in the registered declarations of harvest with the separate account of entries and exits laid down by article 19 of the Order in Council of July 30, 1935. To have right has the controlled label of origin “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling wine”, the wines must present before the addition of drawn-off liquid a voluminal alcoholometric title higher than 9,5 p. 100.

Art 4. -

(Modified, D. December 23, 1982, replaced, D.20 October 1997). - The basic output aimed to the article 1st of the decree n° 93-1067 of September 10, 1993 relating to the producing output of the vineyards of the wines with controlled label of origin is fixed for names: - “The Montlouis-on-Loire”: with 52 hectolitres with the hectare; - “The Montlouis-on-Loire sparkling” with 65 hectolitres with the hectare; - “The Montlouis-on-Loire sparkling wine” with 65 hectolitres with the hectare. The output stop fixed at article 4 of the aforesaid decree is fixed for names: - “The Montlouis-on-Loire” with 65 hectolitres with the hectare; - “The Montlouis-on-Loire sparkling” with 78 hectolitres with the hectare; - “The Montlouis-on-Loire sparkling wine” with 78 hectolitres with the 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. -

The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Montlouis-sur-Loire” will have to be vinified in accordance with the local practice. Any enrichment or concentration other than chaptalization within the legal limits is prohibited. (Replaced, D. October 14, 1974). - The appellation contrôlée “Montlouis-sur-Loire Sparkling wine” supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, is reserved for the wines answering the conditions prepared above and exclusively a second fermentation in bottles, inside the surface of production above definite. Any wine with appellation contrôlée “Montlouis-sur-Loire” supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, made sparkling out of this surface of production loses the right to the appellation contrôlée. (Supplemented D. July 20, 1959). - The qualification “sparkling” could be used jointly with the appellation contrôlée “Montlouis-sur-Loire” for the wines presenting a fermentation secondary in bottles and prepared inside the surface of production thus defined during a time which cannot be lower than nine months. (Repealed Al 5, D. December 19, 1983). The preparing of the bottles will have to lend to no confusion with that of the sparkling wines. The stopper will be in the same way standard than that used for the still wines, it could be maintained by a bond but will not be covered with a plate. The surbouchage will not be able to exceed 6 cm total height. The use of flange or any additional preparing lengthening the surbouchage is interdict in the presentation of the semi-sparkling wine bottles with appellation contrôlée “Montlouis-sur-Loire”.

Art 6. -

(Replaced, D. Dec 10, 1976, Replaced, D. August 14, 1996) - 1° - Plantation and led To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Montlouis-sur-Loire”, “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling” or “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling wine”, the wines must come from vines led according to following provisions': - to have a minimal density of 6.000 feet at the hectare; - to present a spacing of 1,60 meter at the maximum enters the rows. However, the vines planted before December 31, 1995 not answering these provisions will be able to profit from the right to name “Montlouis-sur-Loire”, “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling wine” or “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling” until their pulling up and at the latest until harvest 2020 included. These vines will have also to be identified on the declarations of encépagement envisaged by article 7 of the decree n° 87-854 of October 22, 1987 relating to encépagement and the output of the vineyards in the exploitations producing of the wines, sweet wines nautels and liqueur wines to label of origin. 2° - Size To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Montlouis-sur-Loire”, “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling wine” or “Montlouis-sur-Loire sparkling”, the wines must come from vines cut according to following provisions': - only is authorized the short size, the various arms carrying one or two let us coursons are cut to two or three frank eyes. The total of the frank eyes by stock cannot in no case to exceed thirteen. To reform an arm, it is tolerated a wood with fruit carrying four frank eyes to the maximum, the number of frank eyes which cannot in this case exceed eleven per stock. On a purely transitory basis, the vines in prodution at December 31, 1995, planted before 1990, can carry a long wood in seven frank eyes to the maximum, a courson in two frank eyes and a recall of control in a frank eye. In this article, by the term “frank eye”, it is necessary to include/understand a detached of the crown and joined eye to an offshoot, developed or not.

Art 7. -

(Replaced, D. October 14, 1974). - The wines for which under the present decree is asserted the appellation contrôlée “Montlouis-sur-Loire” or that of “Montlouis-sur-Loire Mousseux”, supplemented or not by the words “Loire Valley”, not being able to be declared after harvest, to be offered to the public, to be dispatched, put on sale or to be sold without, in the declaration of harvest, the advertisements, on the leaflets, labels, invoices, containers unspecified, the labels of origin referred to above are registered and accompanied by the mention “appellation contrôlée”, the whole in very apparent characters. The name of name must be registered on the labels in characters whose dimensions, as well in height as in width, should not be lower than half of those of the characters of any other mention appearing there. In addition, dimensions of the characters of the mention “Loire Valley” should not be higher, as well in height as in width, to two thirds of those of the characters composing the name of name.

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 “Montlouis-sur-Loire”, 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 (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), 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_19381206_51502/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Montlouis-sur-Loire_-_2002.doc