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AOC Vacqueyras machine translated reference / legal text

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Art 1st. -

Only are entitled to the controlled label of origin “Vacqueyras” the red, rosy or white wines answering the conditions fixed hereafter.

Art 2. -

The controlled label of origin “Vacqueyras” is reserved for the wines produced inside the territory of the two following communes of the department of Vaucluse: Vacqueyras and Sarrians.

Art 3. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Vacqueyras”, the wines must result from grape harvest collected in the surface of production delimited by piece or parts of piece approved by the national committee of the wines and brandies of the national Institute of the labels of origin at its meeting of the 21 and February 22, 1990, on Commission proposal of experts appointed to this end. The plans of delimitation are deposited in the town halls of the common interested parties.

Art 4. -

To be entitled to the controlled label of origin “Vacqueyras”, the wines must come from an assembly of several type of vines and answer the conditions of following encépagement: has) Red wines: - Principal Type of vines: grenache NR, syrah NR, mourvèdre NR; The type of vine grenache NR must account for at least 50% of encépagement; The type of vines syrah NR and mourvèdre NR must account for at least 20% of encépagement together; - Secondary Type of vines: all the red type of vines planned for the controlled label of origin “Coasts of the Rhone” are authorized, other than the carignan NR. Together or separately, the secondary type of vines should not represent more than 10% of encépagement. b) Rosy wines: - Principal Type of vines: grenache NR, mourvèdre NR, cinsault NR. However, the grenache NR should not represent more than 60% of encépagement; The type of vines mourvèdre NR, cinsault NR, together or separately, must account for at least 15% of encépagement; - Secondary Type of vines: all the type of vines planned for the controlled label of origin “Coasts of the Rhone” are authorized, other than the carignan NR. Together or separately, the secondary type of vines are limited to 10% maximum of encépagement. c) white Wines: Grenache B, pale B, bourboulenc B, marsanne B, roussanne B, viognier B; Each one of these type of vines cannot represent more than 80% of encépagement. By the term “encépagement”, it is necessary to include/understand encépagement of the whole of the pieces producing the wine of name for the color considered. The assemblies of the wines resulting from various type of vines, when they are vinified separately, must be carried out in wine containers before the examinations analytical and organoleptic.

Art 5. -

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

Art 6. -

The controlled label of origin “Vacqueyras” can be granted only to the wines obtained starting from a beforehand sorted healthy vintage if the medical state requires it, whatever the method of harvest. The basic output is 36 hectolitres per hectare of vines in production. The output stop is 40 hectolitres per hectare of vines in production. The going beyond of the limiting ceiling of classification involves the loss of the right to the controlled label of origin “Vacqueyras” without can apply the exemptions envisaged in the regulation to the outputs of the vineyards producing of the wines with controlled label of origin. The benefit of the controlled label of origin “Vacqueyras” 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 at the latest at July 31.

Art 7. -

At the time of all new plantation or replanting to produce wine with controlled label of origin “Vacqueyras”, the vines must have the following minimal density: the product of the two distances line space-spacing should not exceed 2,5 square meters, the maximum distance between two rows itself being limited to 2,5 meters. For all type of vines other than the viognier B, the only authorized size is the short size out of goblet or cord of Royat with a maximum of sixteen frank eyes per stock and two eyes by courson. The period of establishment or renovation of the cord of Royat is limited to two years maximum. During this period, the Guyot size with a long wood in eight frank eyes to the maximum and a courson in two frank eyes to the maximum are authorized. For the type of vine viognier B is authorized the Guyot size with a long wood comprising eight frank eyes to the maximum or with two long drink with six frank eyes to the maximum.

Art 8. -

The irrigation for the growing period of the vine can be authorized, pursuant to the regulation in force, only on proposal of the national Institute of the labels of origin of the wines and brandies and at the request of the trade union of defense of name.

Art 9. -

The wines being entitled to the controlled label of origin “Vacqueyras” must be vinified in accordance with the local practice. They profit from all the oenological processes authorized by the laws and payments in force.

Art 10. -

The wines cannot be put in circulation with the controlled label of origin “Vacqueyras” without a certificate issued by the national Institute of the labels of origin at the end of the examinations analytical and organoleptic as envisaged by the regulation in force.

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 “Vacqueyras”, whereas it does not answer all the conditions of production fixed by this decree, is 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 12. -

The decree of August 9, 1990 relating to the controlled label of origin “Vacqueyras” is repealed.

Art 13. -

The Minister for the economy, of finances and industry, the Minister for agriculture and fishing, the Secretary of State to the budget and the Secretary of State to small and medium-sized companies, to the trade, the craft industry and consumption are charged, each one in what relates to it, of the execution of this decree, which will be published in the Journal officiel de la République française. Warning: Information pré senté be on this site are the subject of a clause of nonresponsabilité INAO_20010430_29402/11/2006 Downloadable document: AOC_Vacqueyras_-_2001.doc