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Art 1st. -
Only to the appellation contrôlée “Pallet” the white, rosy wines and reds will be entitled which, answering the conditions hereafter specified, were collected on the grounds derived from geological the formation known as “Calcareous of Langesse” located on part of the territory of the communes of Meyreuil and Tholonet and a small part of the commune of Aix-en-Provence. The experts appointed by the management Committee of the national Institute of the labels of origin will delimit the surface of production thus defined and the plans establish by their care, after approval by the national Institute, will be deposited in the town halls of the common interested parties.
Art 2. -
The wines being entitled to the appellation contrôlée “Pallet” will have to come from following type of vines: White wines. Principal type of vines, of which the proportion must be at least 55%: The Pale one in its various local forms (with coarse grains, small grains, Pale the Trans one, Picardan, Pale pink). Secondary type of vines, of which the proportion will not be able to exceed 45%: White and rosy Ugni, white Grenache, white Muscatel of all types cultivated in the country (Frontignan, Die, Paunch nutmeg or Paunch of King Rene of Provence, etc), Terret-Bourret, Piquepoul, Pascal, Aragnan, Colombard and the type of vine indicated in the country under the name of Tokay. The proportion of Terret-Bourret is limited to a maximum of 20%. Red or rosy wines. Principal type of vines, of which the proportion must be at least 50%. Mourvèdre, Grenache, Cinsault or Seedling of Arles. Within five year starting from the grape harvest which will follow the promulgation of this decree, Mourvèdre will have at least to appear in proportion of 10% in the whole of the pieces of vines in black grapes for which name “Pallet” will be asserted in the same owner. Secondary type of vines, of which the proportion will not be able to exceed 50%. Manosquin or Téoulier, Durif, black Muscatels of the various varieties cultivated in the country (black Muscatel of Provence, Marseilles or Aubagne, Muscatel of Hamburg, etc), Carignan, Syrah, Castets, Brown-Fourcat, gray Terret, Small-Brown, Tibouren, Cabernet-Sauvignon. Moreover, the type of vines admitted for the white wines will be authorized for the red and rosy wines, but in a proportion which will not have to exceed 15%. A five years deadline, starting from the grape harvest which will follow the promulgation of this decree, is granted to make disappear in the pieces having asserted name “Palette” the type of vines which are not indicated above. During this time, the aforementioned type of vines will have to be gathered the grapes and vinified separately, under penalty of losing straight to name.
Art 3. -
(Modified. D. December 6, 1988) - the wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Pallet” will have to come from musts containing at least: 198 grams of natural sugar per liter for the red and rosy wines; 187 grams of natural sugar per liter for the white wines, and to present after fermentation a minimum natural voluminal title alcoholometric of 11%.
Art 4. -
The appellation contrôlée “Pallet” will be granted only within the limit of 40 hectolitres per hectare of vine in production. [Al 2 and 3 repealed. D. 74.872 of October 19] [These provisions were supplemented by decrees 74.872 of modified October 19 and 74.958 of November 20: - ceiling limits classification: 20%] (Supplemented, D. 87.854 of October 22, 1987) - the benefit of the controlled label of origin, 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 5. -
Except for Syrah, for which the long size is authorized, the vines producing the wines with appellation contrôlée “Pallet” will have to be cut court with two new flocks. It is interdict to plant trees or shrubs in the new plantations. A fifteen years deadline, starting from the promulgation of this decree, is granted to make disappear the trees existing in the old plantations. Only the olive-trees will be tolerated in these last. The surface occupied by the trees will be deduced from that of the vines in production.
Art 6. -
(Modified, D. September 1, 1980 - Modified, D. December 6, 1988) - 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. However, with regard to the enrichment of the particular provisions could be taken by decree of the Minister for agriculture, on a proposal from the national Committee of the national Institute of the labels of origin. The wines of “Pallet” must have at the analysis a volatile acidity expressed in sulphuric acid lower than 1 gram per liter. They could be delivered to consumption only after one minimum time of eight month conservation for the white and rosy wines and eighteen months for the red wines, the ageing of the red wines having to be carried out under wood.
Art 7. -
The wines for which, under the present decree, will be asserted the appellation contrôlée “Pallet”, could not be declared after harvest, be offered to the consumers, be 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. They could not be put in circulation without a certificate of quality issued after tasting and, if it is necessary, analyzes by a commission of tasters appointed by the national Institute of the labels of origin. It will be mentioned this certificate on the parts of control delivered by the indirect Tax authorities. Rules of procedure of the trade union, approved by the national Institute of the labels of origin, will determine the procedure to be followed for the delivery of the certificate of quality. [These provisions were supplemented by decree 74.871 of October 19] In order to allow a control of all the requirements to be entitled to name referred to above, the producers who will assert name for the first time will have to give to the national Institute of the labels of origin a card of encépagement of their vineyard of the type provided by the national Institute. They will have to warn the technicians of control of the modifications made in the surface of encépagement of their exploitation. The cards of encépagement will have to be filled out in the three months which will follow the promulgation of this decree for stocks for which the producers will claim the benefit of the appellation contrôlée.
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 “Pallet”, 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 (L. August 1, 1905, art 1 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_19480428_30802/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Palette__-_1988.doc