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| 11.2.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 46/31 |
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11.2.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 46/31

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Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

(2020/C 46/14)

This notice is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1).

COMMUNICATION OF APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT

‘Anjou-Villages Brissac’

PDO-FR-A0259-AM01

Date of communication: 14 November 2019

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1.   Geographical area

The geographical area has been amended as follows: ‘All stages in the production process take place in the geographical area encompassing the territory of the municipalities belonging to the department of Maine-et-Loire named below, on the basis of the Official Geographic Code of 2018: Brissac Loire Aubance (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Brissac-Quincé, Saint-Saturnin-sur-Loire and Vauchrétien), Denée, Les Garennes sur Loire (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Juigné-sur-Loire and Saint-Jean-des-Mauvrets), Mozé-sur-Louet, Mûrs-Erigné, Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance, Soulaines-sur-Aubance.

Maps showing the geographical area can be viewed on the website of the National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO)’.

Editorial amendment: the new list of administrative entities takes into account any mergers or other changes in administrative boundaries that have occurred since the approval of the specification. For greater legal certainty, the list follows the current version of the Official Geographical Code, updated yearly by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). The boundary of the geographical area remains entirely unchanged.

Finally, in the interests of better public information, the product specification now states that maps of the geographical area can be found on the website of the National Origin and Quality Institute (INAO).

Point 6 of the Single Document on the geographical area has been amended accordingly.

2.   Demarcated parcel area

In Chapter 1(IV)(2) of the product specification, the words ‘and the meeting of the standing committee of the national committee of 19 January 2017’ have been added after ‘14 February 2002’.

The purpose of this amendment is to add the date on which the competent national authority approved a modification of the demarcated parcel area within the geographical area of production. Parcels are demarcated by identifying the parcels within the geographical area of production that are suitable for producing the product covered by the protected designation of origin in question.

The Single Document is not affected by this amendment.

3.   Area in immediate proximity

In Chapter 1(IV)(3), the list of municipalities has been replaced by:

| ‘ — | department of Deux-Sèvres: Argenton-l’Église, Bouillé-Loretz, Brion-près-Thouet, Louzy, Mauzé-Thouarsais, Saint-Cyr-la-Lande, Sainte-Radegonde, SainteVerge, Saint-Martin-de-Mâcon, Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay, Thouars, Tourtenay, Val en Vignes (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Bouillé-Saint-Paul and Cersay) ; |
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department of Deux-Sèvres: Argenton-l’Église, Bouillé-Loretz, Brion-près-Thouet, Louzy, Mauzé-Thouarsais, Saint-Cyr-la-Lande, Sainte-Radegonde, SainteVerge, Saint-Martin-de-Mâcon, Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay, Thouars, Tourtenay, Val en Vignes (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Bouillé-Saint-Paul and Cersay) ;

| — | department of Indre-et-Loire: Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil; |
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department of Indre-et-Loire: Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil;

| — | department of Loire-Atlantique: Ancenis, Le Loroux-Bottereau, Le Pallet, La Remaudière, Vair-sur-Loire (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Anetz), and Vallet; |
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department of Loire-Atlantique: Ancenis, Le Loroux-Bottereau, Le Pallet, La Remaudière, Vair-sur-Loire (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Anetz), and Vallet;

| — | department of Maine-et-Loire: Allonnes, Angers, Antoigné, Artannes-sur-Thouet, Aubigné-sur-Layon, Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Bellevigne-en-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Champ-sur-Layon, Faveraye-Mâchelles, Faye-d’Anjou, Rablay-sur-Layon and Thouarcé), Blaison-Saint-Sulpice (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Blaison-Gohier et Saint-Sulpice), Bouchemaine, Brain-sur-Allonnes, Brézé, Brissac Loire Aubance (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities ofs Alleuds, Charcé-Saint-Ellier-sur-Aubance, Chemellier, Coutures, Luigné, Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne and Saulgé-l’Hôpital), Brossay, Cernusson, Chacé, Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Champtocé-sur-Loire, Chaudefonds-sur-Layon, Chemillé-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chanzeaux, La Jumellière et Valanjou), Cizay-la-Madeleine, Cléré-sur-Layon, Le Coudray-Macouard, Courchamps, Dénezé-sous-Doué, Distré, Doué-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Brigné, Concourson-sur-Layon, Doué-la-Fontaine, Forges, Meigné, Montfort, Saint-Georges-sur-Layon and les Verchers-sur-Layon), Épieds, Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, Gennes-Val-de-Loire (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault, Gennes, Grézillé, Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies and Le Thoureil), Huillé, Ingrandes-Le Fresne sur Loire (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Ingrandes), Jarzé Villages (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Lué-en-Baugeois), Louresse-Rochemenier, Lys-Haut-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Cerqueux-sous-Passavant, La Fosse-de-Tigné, Nueil-sur-Layon, Tancoigné, Tigné, Trémont and Vihiers), Mauges-sur-Loire (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of La Chapelle-Saint-Florent, Le Marillais, Le Mesnil-en-Vallée, Montjean-sur-Loire, La Pommeraye, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Plaine and Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay), Mazé-Milon (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Fontaine-Milon), Montilliers, Montreuil-Bellay, Montsoreau, Orée d’Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Bouzillé, Champtoceaux, Drain, Landemont, Liré, Saint-Laurent-des-Autels and La Varenne), Parnay, Passavant-sur-Layon, La Possonnière, Le Puy-Notre-Dame, Rochefort-sur-Loire, Rou-Marson, Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg, Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Saint-Just-sur-Dive, Saint-Macaire-du-Bois, Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux, Saint-Sigismond, Saumur, Savennières, Soucelles, Souzay-Champigny, Terranjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chavagnes, Martigné-Briand and Notre-Dame-d’Allençon), Tuffalun (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Ambillou-Château, Louerre and Noyant-la-Plaine), Turquant, Les Ulmes, Val-du-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné and Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay), Varennes-sur-Loire, Varrains, Vaudelnay, Verrie, Verrières-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Pellouailles-les-Vignes and Saint-Sylvain-d’Anjou), Villevêque; |
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department of Maine-et-Loire: Allonnes, Angers, Antoigné, Artannes-sur-Thouet, Aubigné-sur-Layon, Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Bellevigne-en-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Champ-sur-Layon, Faveraye-Mâchelles, Faye-d’Anjou, Rablay-sur-Layon and Thouarcé), Blaison-Saint-Sulpice (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Blaison-Gohier et Saint-Sulpice), Bouchemaine, Brain-sur-Allonnes, Brézé, Brissac Loire Aubance (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities ofs Alleuds, Charcé-Saint-Ellier-sur-Aubance, Chemellier, Coutures, Luigné, Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne and Saulgé-l’Hôpital), Brossay, Cernusson, Chacé, Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Champtocé-sur-Loire, Chaudefonds-sur-Layon, Chemillé-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chanzeaux, La Jumellière et Valanjou), Cizay-la-Madeleine, Cléré-sur-Layon, Le Coudray-Macouard, Courchamps, Dénezé-sous-Doué, Distré, Doué-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Brigné, Concourson-sur-Layon, Doué-la-Fontaine, Forges, Meigné, Montfort, Saint-Georges-sur-Layon and les Verchers-sur-Layon), Épieds, Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, Gennes-Val-de-Loire (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault, Gennes, Grézillé, Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies and Le Thoureil), Huillé, Ingrandes-Le Fresne sur Loire (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Ingrandes), Jarzé Villages (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Lué-en-Baugeois), Louresse-Rochemenier, Lys-Haut-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Cerqueux-sous-Passavant, La Fosse-de-Tigné, Nueil-sur-Layon, Tancoigné, Tigné, Trémont and Vihiers), Mauges-sur-Loire (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of La Chapelle-Saint-Florent, Le Marillais, Le Mesnil-en-Vallée, Montjean-sur-Loire, La Pommeraye, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Plaine and Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay), Mazé-Milon (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Fontaine-Milon), Montilliers, Montreuil-Bellay, Montsoreau, Orée d’Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Bouzillé, Champtoceaux, Drain, Landemont, Liré, Saint-Laurent-des-Autels and La Varenne), Parnay, Passavant-sur-Layon, La Possonnière, Le Puy-Notre-Dame, Rochefort-sur-Loire, Rou-Marson, Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg, Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Saint-Just-sur-Dive, Saint-Macaire-du-Bois, Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux, Saint-Sigismond, Saumur, Savennières, Soucelles, Souzay-Champigny, Terranjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chavagnes, Martigné-Briand and Notre-Dame-d’Allençon), Tuffalun (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Ambillou-Château, Louerre and Noyant-la-Plaine), Turquant, Les Ulmes, Val-du-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné and Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay), Varennes-sur-Loire, Varrains, Vaudelnay, Verrie, Verrières-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Pellouailles-les-Vignes and Saint-Sylvain-d’Anjou), Villevêque;

| — | department of Vienne: Berrie, Curçay-sur-Dive, Glénouze, Pouançay, Ranton, Saint-Léger-de-Montbrillais, Saix, Ternay and Les Trois-Moutiers.’ |
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department of Vienne: Berrie, Curçay-sur-Dive, Glénouze, Pouançay, Ranton, Saint-Léger-de-Montbrillais, Saix, Ternay and Les Trois-Moutiers.’

This change takes into account the various mergers of municipalities that have occurred since the last version of the specification. The actual boundary of the area in immediate proximity remains unchanged.

Point 9 of the Single Document on additional conditions has been amended accordingly.

4.   Agro-environmental provision

The following has been added to Chapter 1(VI)(2): ‘Controlled green cover, whether naturally occurring or sown, must be in place between the rows; where there is no such green cover, the grower must work the soil or justify the use of bio-control products approved by the public authorities for use in wine-growing. Where bio-control herbicides are used on a land parcel, the use of other herbicides is not permitted.’

This amendment reflects current developments in the practices of operators promoting conservation agriculture throughout the vineyards of Anjou. It takes into account growing concern for the environment as part of technical procedures. By encouraging plant cover, the use of mechanical methods for weeding, or the use of bio-control products, the amendment aims to reduce the use of chemical herbicides. The reduction in herbicides should strengthen the defences of wine-growing soils and preserve their natural properties such as fertility, bio-diversity and self-cleaning. This will contribute to the quality and authenticity of the wines and strengthen the sense of terroir.

The Single Document is not affected by this amendment.

5.   Harvest proclamation

At Chapter 1(VII)(1) of the specification, the following sentence has been deleted: ‘The start date of the harvests is set in accordance with Article D. 645-6 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code’.

It is no longer necessary to set a start date for harvests, as operators have a large selection of tools at their disposal to enable them to gauge the ripeness of the grapes with the greatest possible accuracy. All operators have access to a certain number of machines and equipment, owned both privately and collectively, enabling them to accurately determine the ideal start date for harvesting each parcel based on the production objectives.

The Single Document is not affected by this amendment.

6.   Sugar content

Under Chapter 1(IX)(1)(b), the words ‘of the wines, after fermentation’ have been added after glucose and fructose.

This amendment was made to avoid any confusion with the sugar content before fermentation, as it is important to specify that this content must be verified after fermentation.

The Single Document is not affected by this amendment.

7.   Fermenting room capacity

Under Chapter 1(IX)(1)(d), the sentence: ‘All operators have a fermenting room capacity for wine production equal to at least 1.4 times the average yield of their holding during the preceding five years’ is replaced by the sentence: ‘All operators have a fermenting room capacity for wine production equal to at least 1.4 times the average volume of wine produced during the preceding five years’.

The specification made reference not to volume capacity (expressed in hectolitres or cubic metres) but to yield, which is the harvest volume divided by the production area (expressed for example in hectolitres per hectare). The proposed amendment removes this inconsistency regarding measurements without making any substantial changes. The minimum capacity remains 1.4 times the average volume of wine produced by a holding in the preceding years.

The Single Document is not affected by this amendment.

8.   Circulation of wines

Chapter 1(IX)(5)(b) concerning the date of entry into circulation of the wines between authorised warehouses has been deleted.

The Single Document is not affected by this amendment.

9.   Link with the geographical area

The link has been revised in order to update the number of municipalities involved (7 instead of 10). It has been specified in the link that the average temperatures are the annual temperatures.

Point 8 of the Single Document for the designation has been amended accordingly.

10.   Transitional measure

The following has been inserted under Chapter 1(XI): ‘The provisions relating to the requirement for managed plant cover, either natural or planted, between rows, along with the provisions relating to the requirement for operators to work the soil or use bio-control products to ensure that naturally occurring plant growth is managed, do not apply to vineyard parcels already in existence at the time of accreditation of this specification and in which the spacing between rows is less than or equal to 1.70 metres’.

The transitional measure avoids the need to penalise existing vineyards currently using a training method not adapted to the agri-environmental provisions. In densely planted vineyards, where the spacing between rows is less than or equal to 1.7 metres, maintaining permanent grass cover or attempting to work the soil could, in effect, cause technical problems with machinery, materials or tools, for example. In low-growing vines, grass cover also increases the risk of spring frosts. Furthermore, the presence of vegetation cover significantly increases the pressure on the water supply to the vines in the more densely-planted vineyards. Nevertheless, any vines planted after the specification has been approved will have to comply fully with the new agri-environmental provisions, regardless of planting density and spacing between rows.

The Single Document is not affected by this amendment.

11.   Record-keeping

Under Chapter 2(II)(3), the word ‘potential’ has been replaced by ‘natural’.

In order to ensure consistency in the drafting across all specifications from the Anjou Saumur area, the formula ‘natural alcoholic strength by volume’ replaces ‘potential strength’ or ‘degree’. These amendments improve the readability of the product specifications. The harmonisation of record-keeping provisions is intended to make it easier to draw up inspection plans and check records.

The Single Document is not affected by this amendment.

12.   Main points for checking

Chapter 3 has been revised to ensure consistency across the check-lists included in the different product specifications for Anjou Saumur wines.

The Single Document is not affected by this amendment.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1.   Name of the product

Anjou-Villages Brissac

2.   Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected Designation of Origin

3.   Categories of grapevine product

1. Wine

4.   Description of the wine(s)

These are still red wines with the following main analytical characteristics:

The wines have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 11 %.

Malolactic fermentation must be completed. Wines ready to be marketed in bulk or at the packaging stage have a malic acid content that does not exceed 0,4 grams per litre.

The maximum fermentable sugar content (glucose + fructose) of the wines after fermentation is set at 3 grams per litre.

After enrichment, the wines’ total alcoholic strength by volume must not exceed 12,5 %.

The total volatile acidity, total acidity and total sulphur dioxide contents are those laid down by EU legislation.

Wines are aged at the wine-making premises at least until 30 June of the year following that of the harvest.

This red wine is made from the Cabernet Franc N and Cabernet Sauvignon N varieties and their richness is felt in its strong taste. It is generally complex in the nose, with combinations of red or black fruits and notes of spices, game or even undergrowth. Ample and unctuous in the mouth, the full range of aromas is preserved. Strong underlying tannins and a long finish.

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General analytical characteristics

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)

Minimum total acidity

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)

Total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

5.   Wine-making practices

a.   
  Essential oenological practices

Specific oenological practices

Planting density - Spacing

Growing method

The minimum vine planting density is 4 000 plants per hectare. The spacing between the rows of these vines must not exceed 2,5 metres, and the spacing between plants in the same row must be at least 1 metres. The controlled designation of origin may be used for the harvests of vineyard parcels with a density of fewer than 4 000 — but at least 3 300 — vines per hectare, subject to compliance with certain vine-training and foliage height rules laid down in the product specification. The spacing between the rows of the vines must not exceed 3 metres, and the spacing between plants in the same row must be at least 1 metre.

Irrigation

Growing method

Irrigation is prohibited.

Specific oenological practice

Reductive methods of enrichment are permitted, with the maximum partial concentration rate set at 10 % in relation to the volumes used. The use of wood chips is forbidden. After enrichment, the wines’ total alcoholic strength by volume must not exceed 12,5 %.

In addition to the above provisions, the oenological practices concerning these wines must meet the requirements laid down at Community level and in the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

b.   
  Maximum yields

56 hectolitres per hectare

6.   Demarcated geographical area

All stages in the production process take place in the geographical area encompassing the territory of the municipalities belonging to the department of Maine-et-Loire named below, on the basis of the Official Geographic Code of 2018: Brissac Loire Aubance (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Brissac-Quincé, Saint-Saturnin-sur-Loire and Vauchrétien), Denée, Les Garennes sur Loire (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Juigné-sur-Loire and Saint-Jean-des-Mauvrets), Mozé-sur-Louet, Mûrs-Erigné, Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance, Soulaines-sur-Aubance.

Maps showing the geographical area can be viewed on the website of the National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO)’.

7.   Main wine grapes

Cabernet-Sauvignon N

Cabernet franc N

8.   Description of the link(s)

1.   Information on the geographical area

a)   Description of the natural factors relevant to the link

The geographical area for the ‘Anjou Villages Brissac’ controlled designation of origin lies on a vast shale or shale/ sandstone plateau in the Armorican Massif sloping gently down towards the Loire. The landscape features rolling hills with variable aspects and altitudes ranging between 50 and 90 metres. In 2018 it overlaps with the ‘Coteaux de l’Aubance’ controlled designation of origin and spans 7 municipalities south-west of the city of Angers.

As of 2018, the geographical area extends across seven municipalities. It is bordered to the west by the confluence of the River Aubance with the Loire; to the east by a Cretaceous plateau at the edge of the Paris basin; to the north by the course of the Loire; and at the southern edge by the forests of Brissac and Beaulieu. The Aubance is a small tributary of the Loire, emblematic of this geographical area. It flows northwards from its source to the municipality of Brissac-Quincé, which is famous for its sixteenth century castle. The Aubance then takes a north-west course as far as the municipality of Mûrs-Erigné from where it flows parallel to the Loire.

The soils that have developed on the shale substrate are often shallow, with good thermal properties and typically low water reserves. The western part of the geographical area is studded with subvolcanic rocks formed of igneous rocks of an acidic (rhyolite) or basaltic (spilite) nature producing very stony soils. The municipalities in the north of the geographical area are built on schist and slate formations. Over the years, people have used these formations to build walls and roofing for their houses, as well as paving stones and even furniture and fittings such as sinks, tables and staircases. This is an indication of how unique the territory is. These elements are very much features of the landscape and part of the identity of the vineyards. The eastern part of the geographical area, on the other hand, lies on Cenomanian formations overlying the Precambrian bedrock.

The geographical area has limited irrigation and benefits from a foehn effect, sheltered from maritime mists by the higher slopes of Choletais and Mauges. Annual rainfall is around 585 millimetres, compared with 800 millimetres in Choletais. The figures recorded in Brissac-Quincé are the lowest among the meteorological stations in the department of Maine-et-Loire. Similarly, during the growing cycle, there is a difference in rainfall levels of around 100 millimetres compared with the rest of the department. The average annual temperatures are relatively high, around 12 degrees, which is 1 degree higher than the rest of the department of Maine-et-Loire as a whole. The characteristic mesoclimate of this area is evident in the Mediterranean nature of the vegetation, which includes holm oak and umbrella pine.

b)   Description of the human factors relevant to the geographical link

Some of the emblematic properties of the vineyards are of ancient origin, as recorded by Guillory senior in 1865 in an ‘Angers Agricultural and Industrial Company Bulletin’, who explained that the plantations were of the ‘Breton plant’ as it was known (thus named because it had been introduced by boat through the Loire estuary, which belonged to the Breton region at the time) in the municipality of Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance. This plant is none other than the Cabernet Franc N variety, which spread rapidly after the Phylloxera crisis that destroyed over three-quarters of the vineyards in Anjou.

In the early 20th century, wine-making efforts were mostly focused on making ‘rouget’, the local name for a light wine served in the cafés. Red wine started to be made in the 20th century, when the Brissac cooperative winery was set up. It was also at that time that plantings of Cabernet-Sauvignon N developed, a later variety in shallow soils.

On the initiative of and with the backing of wine growers from the Brissac region campaigning since 1979, the controlled designation of origin ‘Anjou Villages’ was recognised on 14 November 1991. Spanning 46 municipalities in the geographical area of the ‘Anjou’ controlled designation of origin, specific parcel boundaries and strict rules on production were put in place to enable the production of a well-structured red wine bottled in early summer and aged to ensure that the tannins would be refined.

However, wine-makers in the Brissac region had always been convinced that they had access to a territory and a level of expertise that could further enhance the originality of their red wine production. Having worked tirelessly to achieve the best possible combinations between vine varieties and planting locations, adapted their vine pruning and training methods to enable the grapes to be harvested at optimal ripening, and made various technical enhancements to temperature control and maceration times, these growers managed to obtain recognition for the controlled designation of origin ‘Anjou Villages Brissac’ on 17 February 1998.

2.   Information on the quality and characteristics of the product

This red wine is made from the Cabernet Franc N and Cabernet Sauvignon N varieties.

Their richness is felt in its strong taste. It is generally complex in the nose, with combinations of red or black fruits and notes of spices, game or even undergrowth. Ample and unctuous in the mouth, the full range of aromas is preserved. Strong underlying tannins and a long finish.

Generous wines, which benefit from being left for five or six years before tasting.

3.   Causal interactions

The combination of the shallow soils on clearly demarcated land parcels demonstrating the methods in use and the terrain which provides excellent exposure and encourages a regular water supply has enabled the Cabernet franc N and Cabernet-Sauvignon N varieties to achieve their full expression and originality. The location of the vineyards requires optimal management of the vines and their potential yield, in the form of vine training systems and strict pruning rules. Winegrowers observe and analyse the behaviour of their vines in order to determine the right location for the vineyards, giving preference to Cabernet-Sauvignon N in shallow soils and essentially reserving the Cabernet Franc N variety for the Cenomanian clay-limestone soils or the brown soils that developed on the shale deposits, which feature better water reserves.

The expertise of the operators ensures that grapes are harvested with a minimum sugar content of 189 grams per litre and having reached an optimal stage of phenolic ripeness. Over the generations, the operators have successfully adapted their wine-making techniques to bring the best out of the grapes. It was very quickly decided to impose an ageing period in the tank after fermentation to enable the production of wine with complex aromas but in particular so that the tannins could become rounder and smoother. To achieve these goals, a minimum ageing period lasting until 30 June after the harvest year was defined in the Product Specification.

The ‘Anjou Villages Brissac’ controlled designation of origin is one of the most highly esteemed wines in the Anjou region. Winegrowers and professionals from the wine sector come together at a special wine-tasting event to select the ‘cuvée ambassadeur’ (ambassador batch or blend), i.e. the wine that is most representative of the ‘Anjou Villages Brissac’ controlled designation of origin. This premium event promotes the vintages tasted and the red wines from the Anjou region.

9.   Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)

Area in immediate proximity

Legal framework:

EU legislation

Type of further condition:

Derogation concerning production in the demarcated geographical area

Description of the condition:

The area in the immediate vicinity, defined by derogation for the making, processing and ageing of the wines, comprises the territory of the following municipalities, based on the Official Geographic Code for 2018:

| — | department of Deux-Sèvres: Argenton-l’Église, Bouillé-Loretz, Brion-près-Thouet, Louzy, Mauzé-Thouarsais, Oiron, Saint-Cyr-la-Lande, Sainte-Radegonde, Sainte-Verge, Saint-Martin-de-Mâcon, Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay, Thouars, Tourtenay, Val-en-Vignes (territory formerly part of the delegated municipalities of Bouillé-Saint-Paul and Cersay); |
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department of Deux-Sèvres: Argenton-l’Église, Bouillé-Loretz, Brion-près-Thouet, Louzy, Mauzé-Thouarsais, Oiron, Saint-Cyr-la-Lande, Sainte-Radegonde, Sainte-Verge, Saint-Martin-de-Mâcon, Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay, Thouars, Tourtenay, Val-en-Vignes (territory formerly part of the delegated municipalities of Bouillé-Saint-Paul and Cersay);

| — | department of Indre-et-Loire: Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil; |
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department of Indre-et-Loire: Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil;

| — | department of Loire-Atlantique: Ancenis, Le Loroux-Bottereau, Le Pallet, La Remaudière, Vair-sur-Loire (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Anetz), Vallet; |
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department of Loire-Atlantique: Ancenis, Le Loroux-Bottereau, Le Pallet, La Remaudière, Vair-sur-Loire (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Anetz), Vallet;

| — | department of Maine-et-Loire: Allonnes, Angers, Antoigné, Artannes-sur-Thouet, Aubigné-sur-Layon, Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Bellevigne-en-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Champ-sur-Layon, Faveraye-Mâchelles, Faye-d’Anjou, Rablay-sur-Layon and Thouarcé), Blaison-Saint-Sulpice (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Blaison-Gohier et Saint-Sulpice), Bouchemaine, Brain-sur-Allonnes, Brézé, Brissac Loire Aubance (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities ofs Alleuds, Charcé-Saint-Ellier-sur-Aubance, Chemellier, Coutures, Luigné, Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne and Saulgé-l’Hôpital), Brossay, Cernusson, Chacé, Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Champtocé-sur-Loire, Chaudefonds-sur-Layon, Chemillé-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chanzeaux, La Jumellière and Valanjou), Cizay-la-Madeleine, Cléré-sur-Layon, Le Coudray-Macouard, Courchamps, Dénezé-sous-Doué, Distré, Doué-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Brigné, Concourson-sur-Layon, Doué-la-Fontaine, Forges, Meigné, Montfort, Saint-Georges-sur-Layon and Les Verchers-sur-Layon), Épieds, Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, Gennes-Val-de-Loire (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault, Gennes, Grézillé, Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies and Le Thoureil), Huillé, Ingrandes-Le Fresne sur Loire (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Ingrandes), Jarzé Villages (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Lué-en-Baugeois), Louresse-Rochemenier, Lys-Haut-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Cerqueux-sous-Passavant, La Fosse-de-Tigné, Nueil-sur-Layon, Tancoigné, Tigné, Trémont and Vihiers), Mauges-sur-Loire (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of La Chapelle-Saint-Florent, Le Marillais, Le Mesnil-en-Vallée, Montjean-sur-Loire, La Pommeraye, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Plaine and Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay), Mazé-Milon (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Fontaine-Milon), Montilliers, Montreuil-Bellay, Montsoreau, Orée d’Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Bouzillé, Champtoceaux, Drain, Landemont, Liré, Saint-Laurent-des-Autels and La Varenne), Parnay, Passavant-sur-Layon, La Possonnière, Le Puy-Notre-Dame, Rochefort-sur-Loire, Rou-Marson, Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg, Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Saint-Just-sur-Dive, Saint-Macaire-du-Bois, Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux, Saint-Sigismond, Saumur, Savennières, Soucelles, Souzay-Champigny, Terranjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chavagnes, Martigné-Briand and Notre-Dame-d’Allençon), Tuffalun (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Ambillou-Château, Louerre and Noyant-la-Plaine), Turquant, Les Ulmes, Val-du-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné and Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay), Varennes-sur-Loire, Varrains, Vaudelnay, Verrie, Verrières-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Pellouailles-les-Vignes and Saint-Sylvain-d’Anjou), Villevêque; |
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department of Maine-et-Loire: Allonnes, Angers, Antoigné, Artannes-sur-Thouet, Aubigné-sur-Layon, Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Bellevigne-en-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Champ-sur-Layon, Faveraye-Mâchelles, Faye-d’Anjou, Rablay-sur-Layon and Thouarcé), Blaison-Saint-Sulpice (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Blaison-Gohier et Saint-Sulpice), Bouchemaine, Brain-sur-Allonnes, Brézé, Brissac Loire Aubance (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities ofs Alleuds, Charcé-Saint-Ellier-sur-Aubance, Chemellier, Coutures, Luigné, Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne and Saulgé-l’Hôpital), Brossay, Cernusson, Chacé, Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Champtocé-sur-Loire, Chaudefonds-sur-Layon, Chemillé-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chanzeaux, La Jumellière and Valanjou), Cizay-la-Madeleine, Cléré-sur-Layon, Le Coudray-Macouard, Courchamps, Dénezé-sous-Doué, Distré, Doué-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Brigné, Concourson-sur-Layon, Doué-la-Fontaine, Forges, Meigné, Montfort, Saint-Georges-sur-Layon and Les Verchers-sur-Layon), Épieds, Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, Gennes-Val-de-Loire (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault, Gennes, Grézillé, Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies and Le Thoureil), Huillé, Ingrandes-Le Fresne sur Loire (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Ingrandes), Jarzé Villages (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Lué-en-Baugeois), Louresse-Rochemenier, Lys-Haut-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Cerqueux-sous-Passavant, La Fosse-de-Tigné, Nueil-sur-Layon, Tancoigné, Tigné, Trémont and Vihiers), Mauges-sur-Loire (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of La Chapelle-Saint-Florent, Le Marillais, Le Mesnil-en-Vallée, Montjean-sur-Loire, La Pommeraye, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Plaine and Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay), Mazé-Milon (formerly a territory belonging to the delegated municipality of Fontaine-Milon), Montilliers, Montreuil-Bellay, Montsoreau, Orée d’Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Bouzillé, Champtoceaux, Drain, Landemont, Liré, Saint-Laurent-des-Autels and La Varenne), Parnay, Passavant-sur-Layon, La Possonnière, Le Puy-Notre-Dame, Rochefort-sur-Loire, Rou-Marson, Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg, Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Saint-Just-sur-Dive, Saint-Macaire-du-Bois, Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux, Saint-Sigismond, Saumur, Savennières, Soucelles, Souzay-Champigny, Terranjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Chavagnes, Martigné-Briand and Notre-Dame-d’Allençon), Tuffalun (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Ambillou-Château, Louerre and Noyant-la-Plaine), Turquant, Les Ulmes, Val-du-Layon (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné and Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay), Varennes-sur-Loire, Varrains, Vaudelnay, Verrie, Verrières-en-Anjou (formerly territories belonging to the delegated municipalities of Pellouailles-les-Vignes and Saint-Sylvain-d’Anjou), Villevêque;

| — | department of Vienne: Berrie, Curçay-sur-Dive, Glénouze, Pouançay, Ranton, Saint-Léger-de-Montbrillais, Saix, Ternay, Les Trois-Moutiers. |
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department of Vienne: Berrie, Curçay-sur-Dive, Glénouze, Pouançay, Ranton, Saint-Léger-de-Montbrillais, Saix, Ternay, Les Trois-Moutiers.

Labelling

Legal framework:

National legislation

Type of further condition:

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition:

All the voluntary indications are marked on the labels in letters that may not be larger, either in height or width, than double the size of the letters forming the name of the controlled designation of origin.

The name of the controlled designation of origin may be followed by the geographical designation ‘Val de Loire’, in accordance with the rules laid down in the specification.

The size of the letters of the geographical name ‘Val de Loire’ may not be larger, either in height or width, than two-thirds of the size of the letters forming the name of the controlled designation of origin.

Wines eligible for the controlled designation of origin may specify a smaller geographical entity on their labels, provided that it is a place name listed in the land registry and that it appears on the harvest declaration. The place name must be printed in letters no larger, either in height or in width, than half the size of the letters forming the name of the controlled designation of origin.

Link to the product specification

https://info.agriculture.gouv.fr/gedei/site/bo-agri/document_administratif-0a43e4f9-b0f4-400f-b86a-ed65865455b8

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(1)  OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2.

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