Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector, as referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 2021/C 284/08
Date: 2021-07-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, consumer information, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, quality control of agricultural products, red wine, still wine








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16.7.2021   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/29






Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector, as referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33
(2021/C 284/08)
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

‘Moulis/Moulis-en-Médoc’


PDO-FR-A0731-AM02


DATE OF COMMUNICATION: 7 MAY 2021


DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1.   Geographical area

The geographical area has been changed following a demarcation update, which has resulted in the municipality of Arcins being removed from the geographical area.
Furthermore, the list of municipalities has been updated in accordance with the Code officiel géographique [Official Geographical Code].
Point 6 of the single document has been amended.
2.   Demarcated parcel area

The date of 18 November 2020 has been added to the list of meetings of the relevant national committee that approved the demarcated parcel areas.
The purpose of this amendment is to add the date on which the relevant national authority approved changes to the demarcated parcel area within the geographical production area. Parcels are demarcated by identifying, within the geographical production area, those parcels that are suitable for producing the wine covered by the protected designation of origin.
The single document is not affected by these amendments.
3.   Area in immediate proximity

The list of municipalities in the immediate proximity has been updated in accordance with the Code officiel géographique [Official Geographical Code].
Point 9 of the single document has been amended.
4.   Transport between authorised warehouses

Chapter 1, point IX(5)(b) on the date when the wines may be transported between authorised warehouses has been deleted.
This amendment does not require any changes to the single document.
5.   Link to the origin

The link has been revised to take account of the removal of the municipality of Arcins by adding: ‘The update of the approved demarcation in 2020 has led to the removal of the municipality of Arcins.’
Point 8 of the single document has been amended.
6.   Reference to the inspection body

The reference to the inspection body has been reworded to align it with the wording used in other product specifications. It is a purely formal amendment.
This amendment does not lead to any changes to the single document.
SINGLE DOCUMENT
1.   Name(s)

Moulis
Moulis-en-Médoc
2.   Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected Designation of Origin
3.   Categories of grapevine products







1.


Wine




4.   Description of the wine(s)


Still red wines

BRIEF WRITTEN DESCRIPTION
The wines have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 11 % and a total alcoholic strength by volume after enrichment of 13,5 %.
Every batch of wine sold has






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a malic acid content not exceeding 0,30 g/l.










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a fermentable sugar content (glucose and fructose) not exceeding 2 g/l.










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for bulk quantities, a volatile acidity content not exceeding 13,26 meq/l, or 0,79 g/l expressed as acetic acid until 31 July of the year following the harvest, and not exceeding 16,33 meq/l, or 0,98 g/l expressed as acetic acid after that date.




The total acid and total sulphur dioxide content are as laid down by EU legislation. The wines are both fine and round, as they are often made from the Merlot N variety, usually blended with Cabernet-Sauvignon N. The Petit Verdot N and Cabernet Franc N (less frequently the Cot N and Carmenère N) varieties add complexity. Thanks to a good tannic structure, they reach full maturity after seven to ten years of ageing. These wines typically have an intense colour, an elegant bouquet, complex and powerful aromatic nuances and a long finish.
In general, wines produced from grapes grown on gravelly soils combine elegance, power and complexity. The clay-limestone soils produce a slightly more full-bodied wine than the ones above. The wines age well. The wines must always be aged at least until 1 June.
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)


 




Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)


 




5.   Wine-making practices

5.1.   
Specific oenological practices


1.   Oenological practices

Specific oenological practice
Subtractive enrichment techniques are permitted up to a concentration rate of 15 %.
After enrichment, the wines’ total alcoholic strength by volume must not exceed 13,5 %.
In addition to the above provisions, the oenological practices followed must meet the requirements laid down at EU level and in the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.
2.   Cultivation method

a)   Planting density
The minimum vine planting density is 7 000 plants per hectare.
The spacing between the rows of these vines must not exceed 1,50 metres, and the spacing between plants in the same row must be at least 0,80 metres.
b)   Pruning rules
Pruning is carried out at the unfolded leaves stage (Lorenz stage 9) at the latest, using the following techniques:






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short and ‘shoot’ pruning, with two canes per plant and a maximum of five buds per cane for the Cabernet Sauvignon N, Cot N (Malbec), Merlot N and Petit Verdot N varieties and a maximum of 7 buds per cane for the Cabernet Franc N and Carmenère N varieties. Repeat short pruning cuts back to 2 buds;










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short pruning to 2 cordons, or fan pruning to 4 arms.




In all cases, each plant must not have more than 12 buds.
c)   Irrigation
Irrigation during the growing season of the vine may be authorised, in accordance with the provisions of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.
5.2.   
Maximum yields


63 hectolitres per hectare
6.   Demarcated geographical area

The grapes are harvested and the wines made, developed and aged in the municipality of Moulis in the department of Gironde, and on the parcels listed in Annex 1 to the specification for the following municipalities, as based on the Code officiel géographique [Official Geographical Code] in force on 25 March 2020: Castelnau-de-Médoc, Lamarque and Listrac-Médoc.
7.   Main wine grape variety(-ies)

Cabernet Franc N
Cabernet-Sauvignon N
Carmenère N
Cot N – Malbec
Merlot N
Petit Verdot N
8.   Description of the link(s)

8.1.   Description of the natural factors relevant to the link

Located in the central part of the Médoc peninsula, halfway between Margaux and Saint-Julien, the ‘Moulis’ designation takes the form of a narrow ribbon twelve kilometres long, perpendicular to the Gironde estuary. It is the most westerly designation of the Médoc municipalities, with no frontage on the estuary.
Despite its predominantly Atlantic climate, this region benefits from relatively smooth seasonal fluctuations and moderate rainfall. These favourable climatic conditions are due to the presence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gironde, whose waters have the effect of regulating temperatures. Precipitation is well distributed throughout the year. However, at the end of summer, oceanic disturbances from the west vary from year to year, with low pressures in autumn or, conversely, hot and very sunny late seasons creating a notable ‘vintage effect’.
The territory of the municipality of Moulis-en-Médoc has gentle slopes that stretch out into an east-west strip of a dozen or so kilometres. Bordered to the north by the town of Listrac-Médoc, the municipality is separated from Avensan to the south by the valleys produced by the Ayguebelle and Tiquetorte streams.
A series of clay-limestone layers were formed in massive banks as a result of marine developments in the Tertiary era. Alternating glacial periods and temperate intermediate stages during the Quaternary era resulted in river loads made up of moraine, gravel, sand and silt. Following topographic inversion caused by erosion, the remains of these layers became outliers or glacial beds of gravel with a grain size ranging from fine gravel to large pebbles, deposited in a series of terraces.
Consequently, in the north-east part of the municipality, the Günz gravel outcrops are interlinked with sandy-gravelly soil over the limestone-clay base. These outcrops border clay-marl soil to the west, which extends to the south of the municipality. The south of the municipality has predominantly limestone-clay soils. High gravelly terraces emerge in areas to the west of the village of Bouqueyran. Beyond that, the land becomes less rugged and is characterised by the presence of colluvial sands, then by the sands of the Landes. The entire territory of the municipality is criss-crossed by humid, narrow and open valleys, which constitute areas of accumulated colluvial sands. The diversity of soils in the area has led specialists to say that ‘Moulis’ is ‘an impressive concentration of Médoc winemaking’.
Moulis-en-Médoc therefore features a landscape of open, winemaking valleys between 20 and 30 metres above sea level, structured around departmental road No 5, which connects the municipality from east to west and links the main town to the various small villages where the main winemaking operations are based. The humid valleys are confined to moors and woodlands. To the west, beyond the village of Bouqueyran, the wooded moorland of Fonréaud has no scope for use in winemaking, and marks the transition to the forest of the Gironde landes.
The geographical production area of the controlled designation of origin ‘Moulis’ corresponds to the territory of the municipality of Moulis-en-Médoc and part of the territory of the municipalities of Castelnau-de-Médoc, Lamarque and Listrac-Médoc.
Vineyards have been documented in this area since Antiquity. This land was used to grow several crops at once on a large scale in the form of latifundia (large estates). Three Gallo-Roman establishments were found in the area. The planting of the famous Vitis Biturica variety, ancestor of the Cabernet grape variety, dates back to this period.
During the Middle Ages, the Médoc was the granary of Bordeaux. This is confirmed by the presence of many mills, used for grinding the grain into flour. Moulis takes its name from the word ‘moulin’ [mill]. The development of vineyards began in the 13th century, spurred on by the feudal owners and a religious community whose existence and importance is demonstrated by the Romanesque church. At the time, farmers had little interest in ‘poor’ gravel, considered to be ‘mauvais cailloux’ [rough stones] (from which the place name ‘Maucaillou’ derives), because it was unsuitable for growing cereal crops. It was only later that vine was recognised as the only plant capable of flourishing on such soils. The extent and location of the vineyards attest to their historical longevity: ‘Its vineyard is undoubtedly one of the oldest in the Médoc’ (Bordeaux et ses Vins, C. Féret, M.H. Lemay, 1991). During the 14th and 15th centuries, the grapevine was planted more in inland areas than on the edge of the estuary. The winegrowers of the time preferred to avoid the damaging effects of damp rising from the rivers and mists, which would cause rot and destroy their vineyards.
8.2.   Description of the human factors relevant to the geographical link

The reputation of Moulis wines was truly established in the second half of the 19th century, thanks to the political and business leaders of Haut-Médoc who benefited from the free trade policy of the Second Empire and the privileged relations between Napoleon III and Queen Victoria. The Bordeaux merchants, who made their fortune through maritime trade, invested in Moulis. At the end of the 19th century, the vineyards in the municipality reached their peak, with an area of 1 500 hectares, before being blighted by phylloxera.At the start of the 20th century, the conditions for marketing Moulis-en-Médoc wines were determined by the Bordeaux merchants. The ‘Moulis’ designation developed as a result of the owners’ trade practices, who sold part of their wine production directly to individual private buyers. It was within this distribution network that the name ‘Moulis’ appeared for the first time. The establishment of the association of Moulis in 1936, followed by the recognition of the protected designation of origin by the Decree of 14 May 1938, promoted the producers’ ambitions. The Decree of this designation was amended on 4 January 1939 to allow certain parcels in the municipalities of Arcins, Avensan, Castelnau-de-Médoc, Cussac-Fort-Médoc, Lamarque and Listrac-Médoc to claim the ‘Moulis’ designation on the basis of traditional practices. As production practices has quickly vanished in the municipalities of Avensan and Cussac-Fort-Médoc, both were removed from the geographical area. The update of the approved demarcation in 2020 led to the removal of the municipality of Arcins.
‘Moulis’ is the smallest municipal designation. The 634 hectares of vineyards currently represent 4 % of the Medoc vineyards. These vineyards are operated by around fifty owners.
8.3.   Information on the quality and characteristics of the product

The vineyards with the ‘Moulis’ denomination produce an average of 25 000 hectolitres of still red wines.
Even before ageing, ‘Moulis’ wines are both fine and round, as they are often made from the Merlot N variety, usually blended with Cabernet-Sauvignon N. The Petit Verdot N and Cabernet Franc N (less frequently the Cot N and Carmenère N) varieties add complexity. Thanks to a good tannic structure, they reach full maturity after seven to ten years of ageing. These wines typically have an intense colour, an elegant bouquet, complex and powerful aromatic nuances and a long finish.
In general, ‘Moulis’ wines produced from grapes grown on gravelly soils combine elegance, power and complexity. The clay-limestone soils produce a slightly more full-bodied wine than the ones above. They are said to combine ‘spirit and vitality’ with a good aptitude for ageing. In all cases, wines are aged for a minimum of six months.
8.4.   Causal interactions

The parcel area designated for production excludes hydromorphic soils, since deep clay soils cause the temporary clogging of the surface layers and soils made up of humous black sand where there is no gradient and which often lie on a layer of hardened iron concretions known locally as ‘alios’. Other areas excluded from the parcel area designated for production include the bottoms of thalwegs, the lower parts of hollow parcels, areas bordering streams liable to gather cold air in spring, which leads to the risk of frost and late ripening. Lastly, areas that are not suitable for winemaking – such as old coppices, or areas that have lost the ability for winemaking, such as built-up areas and quarries (active or filled) – are not admitted in the classification.
Among the parcels classified in the production area, the north-easterly gravel ridges are particularly suited to the cultivation of Cabernet-Sauvignon N. In the centre of the municipality, the clay-limestone soils are very favourable to Merlot N and, to the west, the gravelly soils of the high terraces have the qualities necessary for developing the two main grape varieties.
This diversity requires selective vineyard management. Planting density is set at at least 7 000 plants per hectare. Yields are controlled, and limited to a maximum of 57 hectolitres per hectare. Moreover, the maximum number of buds kept during pruning, depending on the chosen method, is limited to 12, and the maximum average load per parcel is set at 9 500 kilograms per hectare, a maximum of 14 grape clusters per plant.
9.   Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)


Area in immediate proximity (1)

Legal framework:
National legislation
Type of further condition:
Derogation concerning production in the demarcated geographical area
Description of the condition:
The area in immediate proximity, defined by derogation for the making of the wines, comprises the territory of the following municipalities of the department of Gironde, on the basis of the Code officiel géographique [Official Geographical Code] in force on 25 March 2020:
Arcins, Arsac, Avensan, Blanquefort, Castelnau-de-Médoc, Cissac-Médoc, Cussac-Fort-Médoc, Labarde, Lamarque, Ludon-Médoc, Macau, Margaux-Cantenac, Listrac-Médoc, Parempuyre, Pauillac, Le Pian-Médoc, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, Saint-Laurent-Médoc, Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, Soussans, Le Taillan-Médoc and Vertheuil.

Area in immediate proximity (2)

Legal framework:
National legislation
Type of further condition:
Derogation concerning production in the demarcated geographical area
Description of the condition:
The area in immediate proximity, defined by derogation for the development and ageing of the wines, comprises the territory of the following communes in the department of Gironde, on the basis of the Code officiel géographique [Official Geographical Code] in force on 25 March 2020:
Abzac, Aillas, Ambarès-et-Lagrave, Ambès, Anglade, Arbanats, Arcins, Arsac, Les Artigues-de-Lussac, Artigues-près-Bordeaux, Arveyres, Asques, Aubiac, Auriolles, Auros, Avensan, Ayguemorte-les-Graves, Bagas, Baigneaux, Barie, Baron, Barsac, Bassanne, Bassens, Baurech, Bayas, Bayon-sur-Gironde, Bazas, Beautiran, Bégadan, Bègles, Béguey, Bellebat, Bellefond, Belvès-de-Castillon, Bernos-Beaulac, Berson, Berthez, Beychac-et-Caillau, Bieujac, Les Billaux, Birac, Blaignac, Blaignan-Prignac, Blanquefort, Blasimon, Blaye, Blésignac, Bommes, Bonnetan, Bonzac, Bordeaux, Bossugan, Bouliac, Bourdelles, Bourg, Le Bouscat, Branne, Brannens, Braud-et-Saint-Louis, La Brède, Brouqueyran, Bruges, Budos, Cabanac-et-Villagrains, Cabara, Cadarsac, Cadaujac, Cadillac, Cadillac-en-Fronsadais, Camarsac, Cambes, Camblanes-et-Meynac, Camiac-et-Saint-Denis, Camiran, Camps-sur-l’Isle, Campugnan, Canéjan, Capian, Caplong, Carbon-Blanc, Cardan, Carignan-de-Bordeaux, Cars, Cartelègue, Casseuil, Castelmoron-d’Albret, Castelnau-de-Médoc, Castelviel, Castets et Castillon, Castillon-la-Bataille, Castres-Gironde, Caudrot, Caumont, Cauvignac, Cavignac, Cazats, Cazaugitat, Cénac, Cenon, Cérons, Cessac, Cestas, Cézac, Chamadelle, Cissac-Médoc, Civrac-de-Blaye, Civrac-de-Dordogne, Civrac-en-Médoc, Cleyrac, Coimères, Coirac, Comps, Coubeyrac, Couquèques, Courpiac, Cours-de-Monségur, Cours-les-Bains, Coutras, Coutures, Créon, Croignon, Cubnezais, Cubzac-les-Ponts, Cudos, Cursan, Cussac-Fort-Médoc, Daignac, Dardenac, Daubèze, Dieulivol, Donnezac, Donzac, Doulezon, Les Eglisottes-et-Chalaures, Escoussans, Espiet, Les Esseintes, Etauliers, Eynesse, Eyrans, Eysines, Faleyras, Fargues, Fargues-Saint-Hilaire, Le Fieu, Flaujagues, Floirac, Floudès, Fontet, Fossés-et-Baleyssac, Fours, Francs, Fronsac, Frontenac, Gabarnac, Gaillan-en-Médoc, Gajac, Galgon, Gans, Gardegan-et-Tourtirac, Gauriac, Gauriaguet, Générac, Génissac, Gensac, Gironde-sur-Dropt, Gornac, Gours, Gradignan, Grayan-et-l’Hôpital, Grézillac, Grignols, Guillac, Guillos, Guîtres, Le Haillan, Haux, Hure, Illats, Isle-Saint-Georges, Izon, Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac, Jugazan, Juillac, La Sauve, Labarde, Labescau, Ladaux, Lados, Lagorce, Lalande-de-Pomerol, Lamarque, Lamothe-Landerron, La Lande-de-Fronsac, Landerrouat, Landerrouet-sur-Ségur, Landiras, Langoiran, Langon, Lansac, Lapouyade, Laroque, Laruscade, Latresne, Lavazan, Léogeats, Léognan, Lesparre-Médoc, Lestiac-sur-Garonne, Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues, Libourne, Lignan-de-Bazas, Lignan-de-Bordeaux, Ligueux, Listrac-de-Durèze, Listrac-Médoc, Lormont, Loubens, Loupes, Loupiac, Loupiac-de-la-Réole, Ludon-Médoc, Lugaignac, Lugasson, Lugon-et-l’Ile-du-Carnay, Lussac, Macau, Madirac, Maransin, Marcenais, Margaux-Cantenac, Margueron, Marimbault, Marions, Marsas, Martignas-sur-Jalle, Martillac, Martres, Masseilles, Massugas, Mauriac, Mazères, Mazion, Mérignac, Mérignas, Mesterrieux, Mombrier, Mongauzy, Monprimblanc, Monségur, Montagne, Montagoudin, Montignac, Montussan, Morizès, Mouillac, Mouliets-et-Villemartin, Moulon, Mourens, Naujac-sur-Mer, Naujan-et-Postiac, Néac, Nérigean, Neuffons, Le Nizan, Noaillac, Noaillan, Omet, Ordonnac, Paillet, Parempuyre, Pauillac, Les Peintures, Pellegrue, Périssac, Pessac, Pessac-sur-Dordogne, Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps, Peujard, Le Pian-Médoc, Le Pian-sur-Garonne, Pineuilh, Plassac, Pleine-Selve, Podensac, Pomerol, Pompéjac, Pompignac, Pondaurat, Porchères, Porte-de-Benauge, Portets, Le Pout, Préchac, Preignac, Prignac-et-Marcamps, Pugnac, Puisseguin, Pujols, Pujols-sur-Ciron, Le Puy, Puybarban, Puynormand, Queyrac, Quinsac, Rauzan, Reignac, La Réole, Rimons, Riocaud, Rions, La Rivière, Roaillan, Romagne, Roquebrune, La Roquille, Ruch, Sablons, Sadirac, Saillans, Saint-Aignan, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Saint-André-du-Bois, Saint-André-et-Appelles, Saint-Androny, Saint-Antoine-du-Queyret, Saint-Antoine-sur-l’Isle, Saint-Aubin-de-Blaye, Saint-Aubin-de-Branne, Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc, Saint-Avit-de-Soulège, Saint-Avit-Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Brice, Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux, Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye, Saint-Christoly-Médoc, Saint-Christophe-de-Double, Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, Saint-Cibard, Saint-Ciers-d’Abzac, Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse, Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde, Saint-Côme, Saint-Denis-de-Pile, Saint-Emilion, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse, Saint-Exupéry, Saint-Félix-de-Foncaude, Saint-Ferme, Saint-Genès-de-Blaye, Saint-Genès-de-Castillon, Saint-Genès-de-Fronsac, Saint-Genès-de-Lombaud, Saint-Genis-du-Bois, Saint-Germain-de-Grave, Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière, Saint-Germain-d’Esteuil, Saint-Germain-du-Puch, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Girons-d’Aiguevives, Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Noaille, Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois, Saint-Hippolyte, Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac, Saint-Jean-d’Illac, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, Saint-Laurent-d’Arce, Saint-Laurent-des-Combes, Saint-Laurent-du-Bois, Saint-Laurent-du-Plan, Saint-Laurent-Médoc, Saint-Léon, Saint-Loubert, Saint-Loubès, Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand, Saint-Macaire, Saint-Magne-de-Castillon, Saint-Maixant, Saint-Mariens, Saint-Martial, Saint-Martin-de-Laye, Saint-Martin-de-Lerm, Saint-Martin-de-Sescas, Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Saint-Martin-du-Puy, Saint-Martin-Lacaussade, Saint-Médard-de-Guizières, Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans, Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac, Saint-Michel-de-Lapujade, Saint-Michel-de-Rieufret, Saint-Morillon, Saint-Palais, Saint-Pardon-de-Conques, Saint-Paul, Saint-Pey-d’Armens, Saint-Pey-de-Castets, Saint-Philippe-d’Aiguille, Saint-Philippe-du-Seignal, Saint-Pierre-d’Aurillac, Saint-Pierre-de-Bat, Saint-Pierre-de-Mons, Saint-Quentin-de-Baron, Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong, Saint-Romain-la-Virvée, Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Sauveur-de-Puynormand, Saint-Savin, Saint-Selve, Saint-Seurin-de-Bourg, Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac, Saint-Seurin-sur-l’Isle, Saint-Sève, Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens, Saint-Sulpice-de-Guilleragues, Saint-Sulpice-de-Pommiers, Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac, Sainte-Terre, Saint-Trojan, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas, Saint-Vivien-de-Blaye, Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc, Saint-Vivien-de-Monségur, Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac, Saint-Yzans-de-Médoc, Sainte-Colombe, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont, Sainte-Eulalie, Sainte-Florence, Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Sainte-Foy-la-Longue, Sainte-Gemme, Sainte-Hélène, Sainte-Radegonde, Salaunes, Salleboeuf, Les Salles-de-Castillon, Samonac, Saucats, Saugon, Sauternes, Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, Sauviac, Savignac, Savignac-de-l’Isle, Semens, Sendets, Sigalens, Sillas, Soulac-sur-Mer, Soulignac, Soussac, Soussans, Tabanac, Le Taillan-Médoc, Taillecavat, Talais, Talence, Targon, Tarnès, Tauriac, Tayac, Teuillac, Tizac-de-Curton, Tizac-de-Lapouyade, Toulenne, Le Tourne, Tresses, Uzeste, Val-de-Livenne, Val-de-Virvée, Valeyrac, Vayres, Vendays-Montalivet, Vensac, Vérac, Verdelais, Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Vertheuil, Vignonet, Villandraut, Villegouge, Villenave-de-Rions, Villenave-d’Ornon, Villeneuve, Virelade, Virsac and Yvrac.

Labelling

Legal framework:
National legislation
Type of further condition:
Additional provisions relating to labelling
Description of the condition:
The broader geographical unit ‘Bordeaux-Médoc’, ‘Vin de Bordeaux-Médoc’ or ‘Grand Vin de Bordeaux-Médoc’ may be indicated on the label. The size of the letters used must not be larger, either in height or in width, than two thirds of the size of the letters denoting the name of the registered designation of origin.

Link to the product specification

https://info.agriculture.gouv.fr/gedei/site/bo-agri/document_administratif-265561ce-edde-4d79-90d2-45fd71b430a1


(1)  OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2.