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Decree No 94-277 of April 5, 1994 relating to encépagement and the output of the vineyards in the exploitations producing of the wines, sweet aperitif wines and liqueur wines to label of origin - J.O Number 85 of April 12, 1994 Decree of December 15, 1994 relating to the controlled label of origin - J.O Number 296 of December 22, 1994

Art 1st. -

(Replaced and supplemented, D. December 15, 1994) - Only to the controlled label of origin “Néac” the wines are entitled answering the conditions fixed hereafter.

Art 1st (a). -

The surface of production of the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Néac” is delimited inside the geographical surface consisted the territory of the commune of Néac.

Art 1st for the third time. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Néac”, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production delimited by piece or part of piece, 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 the 23 and June 24, 1994, on Commission proposal of experts indicated to this end. The limits of the surface of production thus defined are deferred on the cadrastal map deposited in the town hall of the commune concerned. On a purely transitory basis, the pieces or parts of pieces planted in vine in the common aiming to the article 1st (a), excluded from the surface delimited “Néac” and identified by their cadastral references, their surface and their encépagement on the list approved by the national Committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin during the meeting of the 23 and June 24, 1994, can continue to profit for their harvest, provided they answer the other conditions fixed by this decree, of the right to the controlled label of origin “Néac” until their pulling up and at the latest until harvest 2020 included.

Art 2. -

The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Néac” will have obligatorily to come from following type of vines other than all others: cabernets, bouchet malbec or pressac, merlot. (Addition, D. Dec 26, 1969) - From harvest 1961, any wine producer of the appellation contrôlée defined by this decree having in his exploitation of the pieces located in the delimited surface and containing hybrids will not be able to assert the right to this name.

Art 3. -

The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Néac” will have obligatorily to come from musts containing before any enrichment, 178 grams of natural sugar per liter and to present, after fermentation, alcohol 10°5.

Art 4. -

(Modified, D. modified Feb 8, 1948) - the basic output is fixed at 40 hectolitres per hectare of vines in production. (Modified, D. 94-277 of April 5, 1994) - the benefit of name 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. -

Within one year, of the proposals tending to regulate the size of the vines producing the wine with appellation contrôlée “Néac” will have to be provided to the national Committee of the labels of origin, by the wine trade union of Néac. [The provisions relating to the regulation of the size and the densities of plantation were defined by a decree of Feb 15, 1947] From the grape harvest of 1947, only to the appellation contrôlée “Néac” the wines will be entitled answering all the conditions fixed by the decree of control relating to this name and coming from vines which will have been cut and planted in accordance with the provisions hereafter: The only mode of size authorized is the size with cots and astes, the aste carrying 6 frank eyes to the maximum and the cot 2 eyes frank. The stocks, according to their strength, will be led with one or two astes, each astes carrying 6 frank eyes, to the maximum. The cots will be cut in 2 eyes. The density of the feet to the hectare will not have to be lower than 5.500.

Art 6. -

The wine making will be in conformity with the local practice. All the nologic practices ? authorized by the laws and payment in force are authorized for the wines with appellation contrôlée “Néac”.

Art 7. -

The wines for which, under the present decree, the appellation contrôlée will be asserted “Néac” could not be declared after harvest, be offered to the public, be dispatched, put on sale or be sold without in the declaration 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 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 “Néac”, 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 art, labels of origin (L. August 1, 1905 1st and 2; L. May 6, 1919, art 8; D. August 19, 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_19361208_6702/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Neac_-_1994.doc