Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a 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 325/05
Date: 2021-08-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, consumer information, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, quality control of agricultural products, red wine, still wine








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13.8.2021   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/14






Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a 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 325/05)
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

‘Brouilly’


PDO-FR-A0935-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 ‘Rhône’.
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The phrase ‘are undertaken’ has been replaced by ‘take place’.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.
A sentence has also been added to inform operators 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’.
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.
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 climatic and soil conditions of the area mean that the gamay N grape develops early, thereby allowing the wines to be enjoyed 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 point 5, section IX, chapter I 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.   Link with the geographical area - Description of the natural factors relevant to the link

In chapter I, section X, point 1(a), the word ‘Villefranche’ has been replaced by ‘Villefranche-sur-Saône’, which is the official name of the town.
Point 8 of the single document has been amended.
7.   Transitional measures

In 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. It referred to a specific measure concerning a reduction in ageing time and, consequently, bringing forward the 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.
8.   Matters concerning monitoring the specification







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Operators are now monitored by a certification body. The words ‘inspection plan’ 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.






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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)

Brouilly
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.
‘Brouilly’ is a still, red wine. It is generally ruby-red in colour, becoming more violet in the wines from vines planted on granitic formations, and darker in the wines from vineyards on the eastern side of the area under vines. On the nose, it offers fruity aromas with red fruit dominating. In the mouth, it combines suppleness, fleshiness and finesse. It is famous for being the softest of all the ‘crus du Beaujolais’.

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







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The use of wood chips is prohibited.










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










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










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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







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Planting density




The minimum density of the vines in the vineyard 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.






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Pruning rules






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Pruning is completed by 15 May.










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The wines are made from vines subject to spur pruning and trained to gobelet, éventail, single or double cordon de Royat, or ‘Charmet’. Each plant has a maximum of ten buds.










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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.










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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 of the Rhône department, based on the 2019 Official Geographic Code: Cercié, Charentay, Odenas, Quincié-en-Beaujolais, Saint-Etienne-la-Varenne and Saint-Lager.
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 at the heart of the Beaujolais vineyards, 40 kilometres north of Lyon, between the towns of Villefranche-sur-Saône and Mâcon. It skirts Mont Brouilly, a small mountain that stands apart from the eastern side of the Beaujolais hills. The area also includes six municipalities in the Rhône department.
The subsoil is largely composed of acidic paleozoic formations:






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hills formed of granite with sparse and sandy soils to the west of Mont Brouilly;










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massive metamorphic rocks of porphyry, giving stonier soils with more clay to the south of Mont Brouilly;




To the east and north, recent layers cover the substrate. A siliceous-clay matrix has formed from mountain debris, such as fragments of porphyry and granitic sands, in the places known as the Briante plateau and Pisse Vieille slope. At the eastern edge of the geographical area, clay and limestone soils appear in places.
The climate is temperate semi-maritime with clear continental influences, such as summer storms and freezing winter fog. Southern influences dominate, with summer heat and most of the rain falling in autumn and spring. Protected from the west winds by the Beaujolais hills, the vines are all east-facing, taking full advantage of the sunshine. As dawn breaks, the first rays of sunshine bring warmth and light to the hillside. Planted on the slopes, at altitudes between 250 and 400 metres, the vines are usually spared the spring frosts and the morning mists of the Saône plain, at 175 metres altitude. They benefit from maximum sunshine, and any excess rainfall quickly drains away.
8.2.   Description of the human factors relevant to the link

The name ‘Brouilly’ appears to come from a Roman army officer Brulius, who is said to have settled on its slopes in the 4th century. No doubt he planted some vines there. Dominating the landscape at 485 metres, the hill still bears the name but there is no village named ‘Brouilly’.
Various documents attest to the presence of vines on the hill in very different eras. There is no doubt that, in the 4th and 5th centuries, small vineyards were planted on the lower parts of the ‘Brouilly’ mountain, facing south.
When the Lords of Beaujeu founded Belleville Abbey, they endowed it with the vines planted in the enclosure known as ‘Clos de Brouilly’ in 1179.
Until the 17th century, the wines of ‘Brouilly’ were drunk by connoisseurs in the region, as far as Lyon where many vineyard owners lived.
There, as elsewhere in Beaujolais, vineyards were the size of family holdings: 6 to 8 hectares. They often belonged to large estates or châteaux, where part of the harvest would be contributed to a common wine-making effort.
From all the available documentation, it can be concluded that, until the 1910s, the name ‘Brouilly’ applied exclusively to wines made from grapes harvested only from the hillside. Gradually, the name was claimed by the surrounding quality vineyards. During the First World War in particular, in order to escape requisition by the authorities, certain producers claimed the designation. At this time, ‘Brouilly’ represented around 400 hectares. This extension was endorsed by a joint committee of representatives of vineyard owners and the wine trade of Burgundy in 1919.
In 1934, the producers created their union. In 1938, ‘Brouilly’ was recognised as a controlled designation of origin.
The controlled designation of origin ‘Brouilly’ represents a fusion of characteristic regional traditions with modern techniques. The vineyards are entirely devoted to the production of red wines. The main grape variety is gamay N. This variety is sensitive to late frost and vulnerable to harsh sunlight. Always in pursuit of quality wines, producers have learned to tame its growth and to tend to all its needs at all times. This they can achieve, in particular, through high-density planting and spur pruning, mainly with gobelet-training.
In order to preserve the fruity characteristics as far as possible, producers are accustomed to using a wine-making technique typical of Beaujolais, inspired by semi-carbonic maceration.
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 include punching down, pumping over and a local technique known as ‘grillage’. Maceration time frequently exceeds 10 days. Bottling takes place after several months of maturation.
In order for the grapes to ripen properly, producers ensure that the canopy is sufficiently open. The vines can also be trained on fixed trellising, which in turn allows mechanisation.
In 2010, the ‘Brouilly’ vineyards covered an area of 1 260 hectares, giving an average annual production of around 70 000 hectolitres.
8.3.   Causal interactions

The Beaujolais hills form a barrier that ends around 1 000 metres west of the geographical area. This enables the vines to benefit from a favourable mesoclimate, sheltered from the winds and rain blown in from the west. The formation of the slopes, at altitudes of between 250 and 400 metres, provides protection against the spring frosts and the morning mists of the Saône plain, at 175 metres altitude. Maximum sunshine is ensured, and any excess rainfall quickly drains away.
The position looking out over the broad Saône plain guarantees the sunlight necessary for the chlorophyll in the vines to function. These conditions, assisted by the altitude and mainly south and east aspects, allow excellent and consistent ripening of the grapes.
The parcels specifically demarcated for the grape harvest are situated on the hillside at altitudes of between 250 and 400 metres, on different types of soils, generally acidic and well-drained. Well-adapted to the location, the gamay N grape variety has been selected and adopted by local producers for centuries. Low in vigour but fertile, it is at home in this environment. The lessons of history have taught producers to tame this variety and, for example, to prefer spur pruning in order not to exhaust the plants and to produce a quality harvest.
The climate and soil conditions enable the gamay N grapes to ripen early, meaning that the wines can be enjoyed from the spring following the harvest. This explains the saying ‘the crus du Beaujolais have performed the Easter rites’. Despite being relatively diverse, the wines have certain common characteristics, including a good compromise between fruit and structure. The wines from the parcels demarcated for the grape harvest planted on granite have more fruit and can be enjoyed fairly young. Those produced from parcels on schist-rich soils in the central area have a more sustained colour and excellent keeping qualities.
Mont Brouilly is an exceptional landmark in the region. Its sides are dotted with vines and its wooded summit, rising to 484 metres in altitude, is crowned by a small chapel. The site strongly influences the identity of the local people, even lending its name to their more famous products. Wines from ‘Côte de Brouilly’, produced on the hill itself, and ‘Brouilly’, in its immediate vicinity, are all available at the Cuvage des Brouilly, the producers’ centre for wine-tasting and sales, based in Saint-Lager, the ‘international vine and wine village’ located at the heart of the geographical area.
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:






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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






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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, Charnay, Chasselay, Châtillon, Chazay-d’Azergues, Chénas, Chessy, Chiroubles, Cogny, Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, Dardilly, Denicé, Deux Grosnes (only the part in 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, Le Perréon, Pommiers, Porte des Pierres Dorées, Régnié-Durette, Rivolet, Sain-Bel, Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne, Saint-Cyr-le-Chatoux, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Saint-Etienne-des-Oullières, Saint-Georges-de-Reneins, Saint-Germain-Nuelles, Saint-Jean-des-Vignes, Saint-Julien, Saint-Just-d’Avray, 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 in the territory of the former municipalities of Dareizé, Les Olmes and Saint-Loup)






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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 in 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, 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 in the territory of the former municipalities of Donzy-le-National, Massy and La Vineuse), Vinzelles and Viré






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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 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 controlled designation of origin may specify on their labels the name of a smaller geographical unit, provided that:






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it is the name of a place in the land register;










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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-d08650f7-ab29-460e-88d7-75f31fda7253


(1)  OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2.