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

(2021/C 325/04)

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

COMMUNICATION OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT MODIFYING THE SINGLE DOCUMENT

‘Juliénas’

PDO-FR-A1025-AM02

Submitted on: 4 June 2021

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1. Geographical area

In chapter I, section IV, point 1, the words ‘based on the 2019 Official Geographical Code’ have been added after ‘the following municipalities’.

This editorial amendment allows the geographical area to be identified with reference to the 2019 version of the Official Geographical Code, which is updated by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), and gives the definition of the geographical area legal certainty.

The boundaries of the geographical area remain unchanged.

The phrase ‘are undertaken’ has been replaced by ‘take place’.

Point 6 of the single document has been amended to include these changes.

A sentence has also been added with the information that cartographic documents pertaining to the geographical area are available on the INAO website.

The single document is not affected by this amendment.

2. Area in immediate proximity

In chapter I, section IV, point 3, the words ‘based on the 2019 Official Geographical Code’ have been added after ‘the following municipalities’.

A reference to the 2019 Official Geographical Code has been added and the list of municipalities updated. The date of approval of the geographical area of the designation by the competent national committee of the National Institute of Origin and Quality has also been added. These amendments change the wording but do not have any effect on the boundary of the geographical area in question. They are necessary as a result of mergers and splits among municipalities, or parts of municipalities, or name changes.

The new wording ensures that the municipalities in the geographical area continue to be clearly identified in the specification.

The section of the single document headed ‘Further conditions’ has been amended accordingly.

3. Provisions relating to maturation

In chapter I, section IX, point 2, ‘1 March’ has been replaced by ‘15 January’.

The end date of the minimum maturation period for the wines has been brought forward from 1 March to 15 January of the year following harvest. This is due to early harvests becoming more common as a result of climate change, thus allowing earlier completion of the wine-making process.

Bringing forward the end date of the minimum maturation period does not affect the quality of the wines. The specific geographical conditions of this designation benefit the gamay N variety. As a result, producers have long been adapting their practices, in the vineyard and the winery, in order to produce wines with a fruity expression when young.

Point 5 of the single document has been amended. Wine-making practices

4. Placing on the market for sale to consumers

In chapter I, section IX, point 5, ‘15 March’ has been replaced by ‘1 February’.

As the end date of the minimum maturation period has been brought forward, the date for placing the wines on the market for sale to consumers has also been brought forward, from 15 March to 1 February.

This amendment does not require any changes to the single document.

5. Transport between authorised warehouses

Point 5(b), section IX, chapter I, concerning the date from which the wines can transported between authorised warehouses, has been deleted.

The minimum maturation period has been reduced and the date on which wines are placed on the market has been brought forward. It is therefore necessary to allow the wines to be transported between operators sooner. There is no need to establish an earlier date before which the wines cannot be transported.

The title of chapter I, section IX, point 5 has therefore been amended, with the removal of the words ‘the transport of products and’.

The single document is not affected by these amendments to the specification.

6. Transitional measures

At chapter I, section XI, point 1(a), the phrase ‘at the latest’ has been added before the words ‘up to and including the 2034 harvest’, in order to be more specific about the conditions for this measure.

Point 3 has been deleted as the specific measure concerned is no longer in force.

The single document is not affected by these amendments to the specification.

7. Matters concerning monitoring the specification

— Operators are now monitored by a certification body. The words ‘inspection plans’ have been replaced by the words ‘monitoring plan’ in the relevant paragraphs in chapter II of the specification. The single document is not affected by this amendment.

— References to the inspection body In section II of chapter III: the rules on wording in this section have been amended since approval of the specification in December 2011. The purpose was to remove full references to the inspection authority where monitoring is conducted by a certification body. The single document is not affected by this amendment.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1. Name(s)

Juliénas

2. Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected designation of origin

3. Categories of grapevine products

1. Wine

4. Description of the wine(s)

Brief written description

The wines are still, dry red wines. The wines have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 10,5 %.

The total alcoholic strength by volume of the wines after enrichment does not exceed 13 %.

At the time of packaging, the wines have a maximum malic acid content of 0,4 grams per litre.

Wines that are finished and ready to be released for consumption conform to the following analytical standards:

Maximum fermentable sugar content (glucose and fructose): 3 grams per litre

The standards provided for in EU regulations apply to the maximum total alcoholic strength, minimum actual alcoholic strength, minimum total acidity and maximum total sulphur dioxide content.

The wine is a beautiful violet-red colour that deepens and darkens over time. On the nose, it often gives floral and fruity notes which develop into richer spiced notes. In the mouth, the wine is energetic, full-bodied, fruity, robust and has a certain minerality, along with an occasionally tannic character.

General analytical characteristics

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) 14,17 Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

5. Wine-making practices

5.1. Specific oenological practices

1. Specific oenological practice

— Use of wood chips is not permitted.

— The total alcoholic strength by volume of the wines after enrichment does not exceed 13 %.

— Subtractive enrichment techniques are permitted up to a concentration rate of 10 %.

— The wines must be aged until at least 15 January of the year following the harvest.

In addition to the above provisions, all wine-making practices followed must also comply with the requirements laid down at EU level and in the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

2. Cultivation method

— Planting density The minimum vine planting density is 6 000 plants per hectare. The spacing between the rows is 2,10 metres or less. Between plants in the same row, spacing is at least 0,80 metres. Provided that the minimum density of 6 000 plants per hectare is maintained, for the purposes of mechanisation, the spaces between rows may be a maximum of 3 metres.

— Pruning rules — Pruning is completed by 15 May. — The wines are made from vines subject to spur pruning and trained to gobelet, éventail, or single or double cordon de Royat, or ‘Charmet’. Each plant has a maximum of ten buds. — Each plant has three to five spurs with a maximum of two buds. For regeneration purposes, each plant may also have a spur with a maximum of two buds cut from a water shoot growing out of the permanent wood. — During initial pruning, or conversion to a different form of pruning, vines are pruned to a maximum of 12 buds per plant. — Irrigation is prohibited. — Provisions relating to mechanised harvesting — The harvest is piled no higher than 0,50 metres in the containers transporting it from the parcel to the winery. — The containers are made of inert material suitable for food-use. — The equipment for picking and transporting the harvest includes a special water-drainage and protection system.

5.2. Maximum yields

1. 61 hectolitres per hectare

6. Demarcated geographical area

The grapes are harvested and the wines are produced, developed and aged in the following municipalities, based on the 2019 Official Geographic Code:

— Department of Rhône: Emeringes, Juliénas and Jullié;

— Department of Saône-et-Loire: Pruzilly.

7. Main wine grape variety(-ies)

Gamay N

8. Description of the link(s)

8.1. Description of the natural factors relevant to the link

The geographical area is located on the eastern sides of the northern Beaujolais hills, principally on the south face of Mont de Bessay, which is 478 kilometres in height. The area is 15 kilometres south-west of Mâcon and 30 kilometres north of Villefranche-sur-Saône.

The area also includes the municipalities of Juliénas, Jullié, Emeringes and Pruzilly.

There are three types of substrate in the area.

— The whole Beaujolais region is on a base of pink granite, which is well developed in the central part of the geographical area. Once the surface is altered, a sandy soil of varying depth forms.

— To the east of the village of Juliénas, this granitic sand is mixed with colluvium of siliceous clay.

— On the upper parts of the hillsides, there are outcrops of schist formed from volcanic sediment. Greenish in colour owing to their rich iron and magnesium content, these outcrops form steep slopes. The soils have a higher clay content but remain shallow.

Furthermore, the geographical area is an area in transition where granitic, volcanic and sedimentary formations can all be found, as well as more recent formations rich in colluvium, originating from deeper and more clay-rich soils.

The parcels demarcated for the grape harvest are located on all of these substrates, at an altitude of between 225 metres and 450 metres, on the east, south and south-west facing hills.

The climate is maritime, subject to continental and southern influences. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, and the average annual temperature is close to 11 degrees C. The Beaujolais hills play a vital role providing protection from the west winds, thereby diminishing the maritime influence. The hills produce a foehn effect that dries the damp air, enhancing the light and reducing rainfall correspondingly.

The broad Saône valley also plays a significant role in the development of the vines. It ensures abundant light and channels southern influences, characterised in particular by intense heat in summer.

The vines are sheltered from the north and east winds.

8.2. Description of the human factors relevant to the link

The villages of Juliénas and Jullié are said to be named after Julius Caesar, whose legions were stationed in the vicinity during the conquest of Gaul, in the 1st century BCE.

According to tradition, with its 2 000-year old vineyard Juliénas was the original heartland of the Beaujolais vines.

Several buildings bear witness to significant viticultural activity since the Middle Ages, including: Château de Juliénas and its cellars, dating from the 13th century; Château du Bois de la Salle, built in 1660 and which, three centuries later, was to become the headquarters of the cooperative wine cellar; and Maison de la Dîme, which, under the Ancien Régime, received tithes. This tax of a tenth of annual produce represented 147 tonnes.

In the1816 work, Topographie de tous les vignobles connus (Topography of all known vineyards), Jullien described ‘Juliénas’ admiringly. In the same work, the English contributor Sykes mentioned ‘Juliénas’ as among the wines imported to his country.

The controlled designation of origin ‘Juliénas’ was officially recognised by the Decree of 11 March 1938.

The controlled designation of origin ‘Juliénas’ represents a fusion of characteristic regional traditions with modern techniques. The gamay N grape variety has pride of place in the production of red wines.

In pursuit of quality wines, the producers have learned to tame its growth, notably by using high planting density and spur pruning.

In order for the grapes to ripen properly, producers ensure that the canopy is sufficiently open. In this way, the vines can be trained on fixed trellising which also enables mechanisation.

Producers have adopted a particular wine-making method involving both traditional fermentation and semi-carbonic maceration. According to custom, producers love to identify the best parcels. They mention the names of the most prestigious lieux-dits, or plots, on the labels.

In 2010, the vineyard covered an area of 580 hectares, with an annual production of around 22 000 hectolitres.

8.3. Causal interactions

Thanks to its geographical location, ‘Juliénas’ enjoys climate and soil conditions conducive to producing a unique wine.

Looking out over the broad Saône plain, the area benefits from the sunlight that encourages the action of chlorophyll in the vines. The moderate altitude and mainly south, east and south-west aspect, together with shelter from the north winds, ensure excellent and consistent ripening of the grapes.

The acidic soils, formed from schist and granitic substrates, lend the gamay N variety the body and violet-red colour characteristic of ‘Juliénas’. The soils are relatively diverse: sparse and sandy on the granite and hilltops, and with a higher clay content on the schist and colluvium. This produces a range of wines dignified by the mentioned of the lieu-dit or plot on which the grapes grew.

The heat and strong sunshine, especially in the areas with more clay, give the wines a rough and sometimes tannic character. The energetic character of the wines is more pronounced on the higher ground, while elsewhere the fruitiness is more apparent.

The success of the controlled designation of origin ‘Juliénas’ is largely due to these particular geographical conditions, which are favourable for the gamay N variety.

The producers have adapted their practices, in the vineyard and in the winery, to produce wines with a fruity expression when young, and with good keeping qualities.

The wines of ‘Juliénas’ have a sound reputation. At the start of the Second World War, journalists from the satirical French newspaper Le Canard Enchainé took refuge in Lyon. They discovered the wines of the Beaujolais region, and those from ‘Juliénas’ in particular were a source of inspiration to them.

Victor Peyret, then owner of the Château de Juliénas, subsequently established L’auberge du Coq au Vin as a place in which to host the journalists. After his death, the Académie Rabelais created the Victor Peyret Prize: 104 bottles of ‘Juliénas’ awarded to the writer or artist who had worked the hardest for the glory of wine. This annual event now takes place in July as part of the Juliénales festival.

The Cellier de la Vieille Eglise is a centre for tasting, buying and discovering wines. It brings together the producers in a common effort to promote the controlled designation of origin ‘Juliénas’.

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

Area in immediate proximity

Legal framework

National 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 wine-making, maturing and ageing comprises the territory of the following municipalities, based on the Official Geographic Code for 2019:

— Department of Côte-d’Or: Agencourt, Aloxe-Corton, Ancey, Arcenant, Argilly, Autricourt, Auxey-Duresses, Baubigny, Beaune, Belan-sur-Ource, Bévy, Bissey-la-Côte, Bligny-lès-Beaune, Boncourt-le-Bois, Bouix, Bouze-lès-Beaune, Brion-sur-Ource, Brochon, Cérilly, Chamboeuf, Chambolle-Musigny, Channay, Charrey-sur-Seine, Chassagne-Montrachet, Châtillon-sur-Seine, Chaumont-le-Bois, Chaux, Chenôve, Chevannes, Chorey-lès-Beaune, Clémencey, Collonges-lès-Bévy, Combertault, Comblanchien, Corcelles-les-Arts, Corcelles-les-Monts, Corgoloin, Cormot-Vauchignon, Corpeau, Couchey, Curley, Curtil-Vergy, Daix, Dijon, Ebaty, Echevronne, Epernay-sous-Gevrey, L’Etang-Vergy, Etrochey, Fixin, Flagey-Echézeaux, Flavignerot, Fleurey-sur-Ouche, Fussey, Gerland, Gevrey-Chambertin, Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, Gomméville, Grancey-sur-Ource, Griselles, Ladoix-Serrigny, Lantenay, Larrey, Levernois, Magny-lès-Villers, Mâlain, Marcenay, Marey-lès-Fussey, Marsannay-la-Côte, Massingy, Mavilly-Mandelot, Meloisey, Merceuil, Messanges, Meuilley, Meursanges, Meursault, Molesme, Montagny-lès-Beaune, Monthelie, Montliot-et-Courcelles, Morey-Saint-Denis, Mosson, Nantoux, Nicey, Noiron-sur-Seine, Nolay, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Obtrée, Pernand-Vergelesses, Perrigny-lès-Dijon, Plombières-lès-Dijon, Poinçon-lès-Larrey, Pommard, Pothières, Premeaux-Prissey, Prusly-sur-Ource, Puligny-Montrachet, Quincey, Reulle-Vergy, La Rochepot, Ruffey-lès-Beaune, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Bernard, Saint-Philibert, Saint-Romain, Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine, Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche, Santenay, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Segrois, Tailly, Talant, Thoires, Vannaire, Velars-sur-Ouche, Vertault, Vignoles, Villars-Fontaine, Villebichot, Villedieu, Villers-la-Faye, Villers-Patras, Villy-le-Moutier, Vix, Volnay, Vosne-Romanée and Vougeot

— Department of Rhône: Alix, Anse, L’Arbresle, Les Ardillats, Arnas, Bagnols, Beaujeu, Belleville-en-Beaujolais, Belmont-d’Azergues, Blacé, Le Breuil, Bully, Chambost-Allières, Chamelet, Charentay, Charnay, Chasselay, Châtillon, Chazay-d’Azergues, Chénas, Chessy, Chiroubles, Cogny, Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, Dardilly, Denicé, Deux Grosnes (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipality of Avenas), Dracé, Fleurie, Fleurieux-sur-l’Arbresle, Frontenas, Gleizé, Lacenas, Lachassagne, Lancié, Lantignié, Légny, Létra, Limas, Lozanne, Lucenay, Marchampt, Marcy, Moiré, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, Morancé, Odenas, Le Perréon, Pommiers, Porte des Pierres Dorées, Quincié-en-Beaujolais, Régnié-Durette, Rivolet, Sain-Bel, Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne, Saint-Cyr-le-Chatoux, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Saint-Etienne-des-Oullières, Saint-Etienne-la-Varenne, Saint-Georges-de-Reneins, Saint-Germain-Nuelles, Saint-Jean-des-Vignes, Saint-Julien, Saint-Just-d’Avray, Saint-Lager, Saint-Romain-de-Popey, Saint-Vérand, Sainte-Paule, Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais, Sarcey, Taponas, Ternand, Theizé, Val d’Oingt, Vaux-en-Beaujolais, Vauxrenard, Vernay, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Ville-sur-Jarnioux, Villié-Morgon and Vindry-sur-Turdine (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipalities of Dareizé, Les Olmes and Saint-Loup)

— Department of Saône-et-Loire: Aluze, Ameugny, Azé, Barizey, Beaumont-sur-Grosne, Berzé-la-Ville, Berzé-le-Châtel, Bissey-sous-Cruchaud, Bissy-la-Mâconnaise, Bissy-sous-Uxelles, Bissy-sur-Fley, Blanot, Bonnay, Bouzeron, Boyer, Bray, Bresse-sur-Grosne, Burgy, Burnand, Bussières, Buxy, Cersot, Chagny, Chaintré, Chalon-sur-Saône, Chamilly, Champagny-sous-Uxelles, Champforgeuil, Chânes, Change, Chapaize, La Chapelle-de-Bragny, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, La Chapelle-sous-Brancion, Charbonnières, Chardonnay, La Charmée, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, Charrecey, Chasselas, Chassey-le-Camp, Château, Châtenoy-le-Royal, Chaudenay, Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Chenôves, Chevagny-les-Chevrières, Chissey-lès-Mâcon, Clessé, Cluny, Cormatin, Cortambert, Cortevaix, Couches, Crêches-sur-Saône, Créot, Cruzille, Culles-les-Roches, Curtil-sous-Burnand, Davayé, Demigny, Dennevy, Dezize-lès-Maranges, Donzy-le-Pertuis, Dracy-le-Fort, Dracy-lès-Couches, Epertully, Etrigny, Farges-lès-Chalon, Farges-lès-Mâcon, Flagy, Fleurville, Fley, Fontaines, Fragnes-La-Loyère (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipality of La Loyère), Fuissé, Genouilly, Germagny, Givry, Granges, Grevilly, Hurigny, Igé, Jalogny, Jambles, Jugy, Jully-lès-Buxy, Lacrost, Laives, Laizé, Lalheue, Leynes, Lournand, Lugny, Mâcon, Malay, Mancey, Martailly-lès-Brancion, Massilly, Mellecey, Mercurey, Messey-sur-Grosne, Milly-Lamartine, Montagny-lès-Buxy, Montbellet, Montceaux-Ragny, Moroges, Nanton, Ozenay, Paris-l’Hôpital, Péronne, Pierreclos, Plottes, Préty, Prissé, Remigny, La Roche-Vineuse, Romanèche-Thorins, Rosey, Royer, Rully, Saint-Albain, Saint-Ambreuil, Saint-Amour-Bellevue, Saint-Boil, Saint-Clément-sur-Guye, Saint-Denis-de-Vaux, Saint-Désert, Saint-Gengoux-de-Scissé, Saint-Gengoux-le-National, Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy, Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Jean-de-Trézy, Saint-Jean-de-Vaux, Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune, Saint-Mard-de-Vaux, Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche, Saint-Martin-du-Tartre, Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu, Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay, Saint-Maurice-des-Champs, Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches, Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes, Saint-Rémy, Saint-Sernin-du-Plain, Saint-Symphorien-d’Ancelles, Saint-Vallerin, Saint-Vérand, Saint-Ythaire, Saisy, La Salle, Salornay-sur-Guye, Sampigny-lès-Maranges, Sancé, Santilly, Sassangy, Saules, Savigny-sur-Grosne, Sennecey-le-Grand, Senozan, Sercy, Serrières, Sigy-le-Châtel, Sologny, Solutré-Pouilly, Taizé, Tournus, Uchizy, Varennes-lès-Mâcon, Vaux-en-Pré, Vergisson, Vers, Verzé, Le Villars, La Vineuse sur Fregande (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipalities of Donzy-le-National, Massy and La Vineuse), Vinzelles and Viré

— Department of Yonne: Aigremont, Annay-sur-Serein, Arcy-sur-Cure, Asquins, Augy, Auxerre, Avallon, Bazarnes, Beine, Bernouil, Béru, Bessy-sur-Cure, Bleigny-le-Carreau, Censy, Chablis, Champlay, Champs-sur-Yonne, Chamvres, La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne, Charentenay, Châtel-Gérard, Chemilly-sur-Serein, Cheney, Chevannes, Chichée, Chitry, Collan, Coulangeron, Coulanges-la-Vineuse, Courgis, Cruzy-le-Châtel, Dannemoine, Deux Rivières, Dyé, Epineuil, Escamps, Escolives-Sainte-Camille, Fleys, Fontenay-près-Chablis, Gy-l’Evêque, Héry, Irancy, Island, Joigny, Jouancy, Junay, Jussy, Lichères-près-Aigremont, Lignorelles, Ligny-le-Châtel, Lucy-sur-Cure, Maligny, Mélisey, Merry-Sec, Migé, Molay, Molosmes, Montigny-la-Resle, Montholon (only the part in the territories of the former municipalities of Champvallon, Villiers sur Tholon and Volgré), Mouffy, Moulins-en-Tonnerrois, Nitry, Noyers, Ouanne, Paroy-sur-Tholon, Pasilly, Pierre-Perthuis, Poilly-sur-Serein, Pontigny, Préhy, Quenne, Roffey, Rouvray, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, Saint-Cyr-les-Colons, Saint-Père, Sainte-Pallaye, Sainte-Vertu, Sarry, Senan, Serrigny, Tharoiseau, Tissey, Tonnerre, Tronchoy, Val-de-Mercy, Vallan, Venouse, Venoy, Vermenton, Vézannes, Vézelay, Vézinnes, Villeneuve-Saint-Salves, Villy, Vincelles, Vincelottes, Viviers and Yrouerre.

Labelling

Legal framework

National legislation

Type of further condition

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition

a) Wines with the controlled designation of origin may specify on their labels the name of a smaller geographical unit, provided that: — it is the name of a place in the land register; — it appears on the harvest declaration. The name of the registered location appears immediately after the controlled designation of origin, and is printed in lettering no greater in both height and width than the letters in which the name of the controlled designation of origin is written.

b) The labels of wines entitled to the controlled designation of origin can mention the larger geographical entity ‘Vin du Beaujolais’, ‘Grand Vin du Beaujolais’ or ‘Cru du Beaujolais’. The size of the letters for the broader geographical unit must 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.

Link to the product specification

https://info.agriculture.gouv.fr/gedei/site/bo-agri/document_administratif-4907e9e9-426b-43ba-85e4-48fcefb9e72f

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