Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a 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 342/04)

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

COMMUNICATION OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT TO THE SINGLE DOCUMENT

‘Chénas’

PDO-FR-A1029-AM02

Date of communication: 7 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’.

A reference to the 2019 official geographical code has been added and the list of municipalities updated. This amendment changes the wording but does not have any effect on the boundary of the geographical area of the designation. These changes 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. Point 6 of the single document has been amended to include these changes.

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

The single document is not affected by this amendment.

2. Parcel area

The first paragraph of point 2 of section IV has been replaced by the following provisions: ‘The wines are made from grapes grown on parcels located in the production area as approved by the National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) as part of the written consultation of the competent national committee completed on 17 July 2020’.

The purpose of this amendment is to include the date on which the competent national authority approved changes to the demarcated parcel area within the geographical area of production. Demarcation involves identifying parcels within the geographical area of production that can be used in the production covered by the protected designation of origin.

The single document is not affected by this amendment.

3. 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’.

This editorial amendment allows the area in immediate proximity to be identified with reference to the 2019 version of the Official Geographical Code, published by INSEE.

The boundaries of this area remain unchanged.

The addition of this reference means that the definition of the area in immediate proximity can be legally protected and therefore cannot later be affected by mergers or splits among municipalities or parts of municipalities, or by name changes.

The list of municipalities comprising the area in immediate proximity has also been updated, without changes to the boundary, to take into account the administrative changes made before 2019.

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

4. Provisions concerning maturation

In chapter I, section IX, point 2, the date ‘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 climatic and soil conditions of the area mean that the gamay N grape develops early, thereby allowing the wines to be enjoyed young. As section X of chapter I states. ‘the wines are often drunk young’.

Point 5 of the single document has been amended.

5. Placing on the market for sale to consumers

In chapter I, section IX, point 5, the date ‘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.

6. Transport between authorised warehouses

Chapter 1, section IX, point 5(b), concerning the date from which the wines can be circulated between authorised warehouses, has been deleted.

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

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.

7. Link with the geographical area - Description of the natural factors relevant to the link

In chapter I, section X, point 1(a), the word ‘generally’ has been added before the words ‘of between 210 and 380 metres’.

Point 8 of the single document has been amended.

8. 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 it referred to a specific measure concerning ageing time and, consequently, dates for making the product available to consumers on the market. The period during which producers could use this measure has expired.

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

9. Matters concerning monitoring the specification

— Operators are now monitored by a certification body. The words ‘inspection plan’ have been replaced by the words ‘monitoring plans’ 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 were amended following 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)

Chénas

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 wines are a beautiful, intense garnet-red colour. On the nose, they often have floral notes and fruity notes which develop into spiced aromas with age. In the mouth, the structure is soft and generous with a balanced, powerful elegance.

The wines are often drunk young but they gain in complexity if kept for several years.

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

— The use of wood chips is prohibited.

— 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 matured 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 2,1 meters or less. Between plants in the same row, spacing is at least 0,8 meters.

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 meters.

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 grapes are piled no higher than 0,5 metres in the containers transporting the harvest 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 or 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:

— the Rhône Department: Chénas;

— Department of Saône-et-Loire: La Chapelle-de-Guinchay.

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 lies mainly on the eastern side of the Montagne de Rémont, at an altitude of 510 metres, and the terraces looking out over the Saône plain. To the west, where the sometimes steep slopes overlook the valley of the Mauvaise stream and the village of Chénas, the hilly terrain is harsh, becoming gentler in the foothills to the east.

The geographical area is located on the eastern sides of the northern Beaujolais hills, 15 kilometres south-west of Mâcon and 25 kilometres north of Villefranche-sur-Saône.

It also covers the territory of the municipalities of Chénas, in the department of Rhône and La-Chapelle-de-Guinchay, in south of the department of Saône-et-Loire.

The subsoil is composed of altered granitic rock intercut with seams of quartz and manganese. It occurs in the form of course-grained sand, resulting from the disaggregation of granite, or as smooth-edged lumps. To the east, on the gentler slopes, ancient levels and terraces cover the granite substrate, extending as far as the municipality of La-Chapel-de-Guinchay.

The soils are mainly siliceous, high in iron oxide and acidic. On the granitic formations, the soils are sandstone, known locally as ‘grès’ meaning sandstone or ‘gore’. To the west, in the foothills of the Montagne de Rémont, the pink sandy expanses are richer in loams. On the terraces, the sands are mixed with pebbles and gravel.

The soils are always well drained.

Located on the slopes that drain the rainwater, the parcels specifically demarcated for the grape harvest reach heights generally of between 210 and 380 metres.

The semi-maritime climate is subject to continental and southern influences, with summer heat and most of the rain falling in autumn and spring. This varied climate, with intense summer heat often continuing until autumn, is beneficial for the vines.

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 maritime air, increasing the light and reducing rainfall correspondingly.

The broad Saône valley captures the light very effectively and reduces temperature variations.

8.2. Description of the human factors relevant to the geographical link

Vines have been present in Chénas since ancient times. In her work Les vins de Bourgogne (The wines of Burgundy), Suzanne Blanchet writes that vines have been grown ‘from the Mâconnais to the Lyonnais’, where forest prevails, since the 1st century (Pliny the Elder).

Etymologically, ‘Chénas’ takes its name from the oak forest [‘chênes’ in French] that once covered its hills. Numerous sources tell that, following a royal order of 1316 issued by Philip V (‘Philip the Tall’), the oaks were cleared to be replaced by vines.

From the end of the 15th century, having grown rich from silk and banking, the bourgeoisie of Lyons developed viticulture.

The decree of 11 September 1936 recognised the controlled designation of origin ‘Chénas’ for part of the territory of the municipality of Chénas. Since 1945, the demarcated parcel area has covered the neighbouring slopes of the municipality of La-Chapel-de-Guinchay.

At the same time, around 40 producers founded the cooperative cellar, established in 1934 in a property belonging to the Château des Michauds, in Chénas. The cooperative produces around 25 % of the wines of the controlled designation of origin. It represents a driving force for the economy. Its 16th century wine-cellar, with its domed ceiling in the form of an elliptical arch, is one of the largest of ‘Beaujolais’.

The holdings are mostly owned by families and passed down through the generations, with at times more than one generation working on them together.

Furthermore, producers love to identify the best parcels. They mention the names of the most prestigious ‘lieux-dits’, or plots, on the labels.

The controlled designation of origin ‘Chénas’ represents a fusion of characteristic regional traditions with modern techniques.

The vines are entirely devoted to the production of red wines, mainly from gamay N grapes. In their quest to produce quality wines, the producers have learned to tame its growth, notably by using high planting density and spur pruning, with gobelet-training.

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.

In order to ensure optimal extraction of the aromatic and polyphenolic components of the grapes, many producers employ techniques that immerse the grapes in juice during fermentation. These techniques result in good extraction while preserving the fruity character of the wines. Maceration time frequently exceeds 10 days. The gamay N variety is sensitive to oxidation so producers do everything possible keep the grapes intact and transport them to the winery quickly. Packaging is carried out after several months of maturing. Wines can be aged for four to eight years, more in the best vintages.

In 2010, the ‘Chénas’ vineyards covered an area of 242 hectares, giving an average annual production of 7 600 hectolitres, made by 289 producers. Between 25 % and 30 % of production is sold directly from the winery.

8.3. Causal interactions

Protected from the west winds by the Beaujolais hills, the vineyard parcels facing north-east, east and south enjoy mild temperatures under the effects of the early morning sunshine.

The vines are located on the sometimes very steep slopes, looking out over the broad Saône plain, generally at heights of between 210 and 380 metres. Consequently, they usually escape the spring frosts and morning mists. Their location exposes them to sunlight that enables effective photosynthesis and rapidly drains any excess rainwater. This results in excellent ripening of the grapes, which are kept intact until they reach the winery.

On the parcels demarcated for the grape harvest, the soils are generally granitic with little clay content. This is significant for the unique taste of the wines, a wonderful aromatic complexity with certain subtleties. Supple and fruity wines are produced from the parcels on the ancient terraces, which have gravelly and sandy soils with filtering properties and are mainly located in the municipality of La-Chapel-de-Guinchay.

The parcels located on the slopes of the municipality of Chénas, where the soils have formed on granitic sand, produce more full-bodied wines.

The characteristics of the wines also depend on the know-how of the producers. Employing every skill and technique in producing wines for ageing, the producers emphasis colour and finesse while maintaining the fruitiness and elegance.

Since the 17th century, the reputation of the wines of ‘Chénas’ has been known. Indeed, Louis XIII considered it ‘the only wine worthy of being invited to his table’, which won it the reputation of a ‘wine of authority’.

In the 18th century, the wines of ‘Chénas’ were brought to Paris by the wine-merchants of Burgundy. Then, in the 19th century, they were placed on the market in northern France and exported to England. They were already known back then as wines that kept for a very long time, and which travelled well.

The mutual attraction between the capital and the wines of ‘Chénas’ has stood the test of time, as every year, in mid-March, the ‘Chénas Spring’ takes place. For a week, the wines are featured in some 60 Parisian wine bars.

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 the making, processing and ageing of the wines, 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, Cercié, Chambost-Allières, Chamelet, Charentay, Charnay, Chasselay, Châtillon, Chazay-d’Azergues, Chessy, Chiroubles, Cogny, Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, Dardilly, Denicé, Deux Grosnes (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipality of Avenas), Dracé, Emeringes, Fleurie, Fleurieux-sur-l’Arbresle, Frontenas, Gleizé, Juliénas, Jullié, 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, Pruzilly, Remigny, La Roche-Vineuse, 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;

— Yonne Department: 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 corresponding to the territory 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 registered 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-e5dfd5ed-af6b-458d-a857-b70c416ba98c

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