Key Benefits:
Prime Minister,
On the report of the Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fishing and Rural Affairs and the Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Trade, Handicrafts, Liberal professions and consumption,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and the regulations made for its application;
Given the code General tax;
Given the customs code;
Given the rural code;
Given the code of consumption;
In view of Decree No. 2001-510 of 12 June 2001 on the application of the consumption code with regard to wines, sparkling wines, wines Sparkling wines and liqueurs wines;
Given the proposal of the National Wine and Life Committee of the National Institute of Appellations of Origin on 3 and 4 November 2004,
Décrète:
Only can benefit from controlled appellation of origin " Corbières-Bouaining " Red wines meeting the conditions laid down in this Decree.
The geographical area of production of wines is constituted by the territory of the The following communes of the Aude: Boutings, Ferrals-les-Corbières, Fabrezan, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, Thézan-des-Corbières, Monséret, Saint-André-de-Roquelongue, Luc-sur-Orbieu, Ornaisons and Lézignan-Corbières.
The wines are from grapes harvested in the geographical area Of production, in an area delimited by parcel or part of parcel as approved by the National Wine and Life Committee of the National Institute of Appellations of Origin during its sitting of 3 and 4 November 2004 on Proposal by the committee of experts designated for this
. The parcellar area thus delimited shall be carried over to the cadastral plans laid down in the town hall of interested municipalities.
I. -The wines come from the carignan grape varieties N, grenache N, syrah N et mourvèdre N.
The proportion of the carignan cede N is between 30 % and 50 % of the letterhead.
The proportion of the syrah N grape cannot be greater than 30 % of Encepagement.
The auctionetion is understood as that of all the plots of the operation producing the wine of the appellation.
II. -The wines are derived from the assembly of grapes or wines from two or more of the grape varieties referred to in this Article, including carignan N.
The vines are Planted and cut according to the following provisions:
1 ° Planting density:
The vines planted as of 27 April 2001 have a minimum planting density of 4 000 feet per hectare. The vines planted as of 20 May 2005 have a minimum planting density of 4,400 feet per hectare.
The vines planted as of April 27, 2001, cannot have a row spacing greater than 2.50 metres.
2 ° Size:
The vines are driven in short size with 12 eyes at most by foot:
-either in 6-to-2 ------------------- or
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Syrah N grape vines can be carried in long size Guyot, with 10 eyes at most per foot:
-6 eyes maximum on the stick and 1 to 2 callback with 2 eyes maximum;
-8 eyes maximum on the stick and 1 reminder quilt with 2 eyes maximum.
For loblolly grape vines N prone to elbow, 2 to 3 curbs May be replaced by a 4-or 5-eye stick, provided that the producer has applied to the local centre of the National Institute of Appellations of Origin before proceeding with the size operation.
Irrigation is prohibited for vines producing wines of the controlled appellation of origin." Corbières-Bouaining ".
The wines are derived from grapes harvested at good maturity and have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by 12 %.
Cannot be considered to be in good maturity any unit lot of harvest with sugar richness less than 200 grams per litre of must.
The basic yield referred to in Article R. 641-73 of the Rural Code is set at 45 hectolitres per hectare. The yield referred to in Article R. 641-76 of the Rural Code shall be set at 54 hectolitres per hectare. The maximum agronomic yield to the parcel referred to in Article R. 641-82 of the Rural Code shall be set at 7 500 kilograms per hectare.
The rate of dead or missing vines referred to in Article R. 641-85 of the Rural Code shall be set at 20 %
Of the appellation of origin controlled may be granted to wines originating from young vines only from:
-the fourth year following the year in which the planting was carried out before July 31 for the Grenache N and Syrah N grape varieties;
-from the seventh year following the year in which the plantation was Was realized before July 31 for the dying grape variety N;
-and from the ninth year following the year in which the plantation was completed before July 31 for the Carignan N grape variety.
Wines are vinified according to local custom.
The grapes from the carignan N grape are harvested manually and transported whole to the wineries.
The wines are obtained either By classical vinification incorporating the headscarf The
of thermo-vinification, the use of continuous vinifiers, automatic winding-up vats, marc recycling vats, etc. Centrifugal erafers, screw dumps and continuous presses are prohibited.
Wine cannot, after fermentation, have a fermentable sugar content of more than 3 grams per litre.
The wines are presented for the analytical and organoleptic examinations for the grant by the National Institute of Designations of Origin of a certificate of fitness for the grant of the certificate Of approval pursuant to R. 641-94 to R. 641-98 of the Rural code, under the conditions laid down in the rules of procedure provided for in the regulations relating to such examinations.
Wine shall be presented in the form of a bottle of analytical and organoleptic examinations for the grant by the National Institute Designations of origin of a certificate of approval, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 641-94 to R. 641-98 of the Rural Code.
The issue of the certificate of approval shall be issued as soon as 1 January of the second year following that of the Harvest and at least three months after the wine is bottled.
wines for which, according to this Decree, the appellation of origin is claimed " Corbières-Bouaining " And which are presented under the said appellation may not be offered to the public, shipped, sold or sold without, in the declarations of harvest and stock, in the accompanying documents and the commercial documents, on the Labels, containers and any advertising medium, the said appellation of origin referred to above shall be recorded and accompanied by the statement " Controlled appellation ", all in very apparent characters.
The Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, the Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fishing and Rural Affairs, the Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Trade, The craft, professions and consumption, and the Minister responsible for the budget and budgetary reform, a spokesman for the Government, shall each be responsible for the execution of this Decree, which shall be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
Done at Paris, 20 May 2005.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
By the Prime Minister:
Minister of Agriculture, Food,
de la pêche et de la ruralité,
Dominique Bussereau
Minister of Economy,
Finance and Industry,
Thierry Breton
The Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises,
of Commerce, Handicrafts,
of the Liberal Professions
and Consumption,
Christian Jacob
The Minister Delegate to the Budget
and to Budget reform,
spokesman for the Government,
Jean-François Copé