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 2023/C 68/09
Date: 2023-02-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Lower Austria, consumer information, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, quality control of agricultural products, red wine, white wine








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24.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 68/29






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
(2023/C 68/09)
This communication is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1).
COMMUNICATING THE APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT

‘Carnuntum’


PDO-AT-A0217-AM01


Date of communication: 29.11.2022


DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1.   Maximum yield per hectare

The maximum yield per hectare prior to the 2020 harvest was 9 000 kg/ha; as of the 2020 harvest it has been set at 10 000 kg/ha.
2.   Vine varieties

Until the 2019 harvest, all vine varieties authorised for quality wines in Austria were permitted for the Carnuntum PDO, without restrictions. Starting from the 2019 harvest, the list of possible vine varieties has been restricted.
SINGLE DOCUMENT
1.   Name(s)

Carnuntum
2.   Geographical indication type

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







1.


Wine




4.   Description of the wine(s)

1.   Carnuntum PDO ‘weiß’

CONCISE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION
White wines of the Carnuntum PDO can be made from the Chardonnay, Weißburgunder and Grüner Veltliner varieties.
Colour: greenish yellow to light golden yellow.
Aroma: If not stored in wooden barrels, the aroma is characterised by fresh apple and citrus notes. If stored in wooden barrels, buttery-toasty and extractive notes appear, together with aromas of white bread, dried fruit and raisins.
Taste: Wines in which Grüner Veltliner predominates are spicy, tasting of white pepper, with aromas of apple, pear, citrus and stone fruit. Carnuntum wines in which Chardonnay or Weißburgunder dominate have typical fruit aromas (apple, a hint of quince, even exotic fruits) as well as a spicy note (meadow flowers but also nuts).






General analytical characteristics




Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)


15,0




Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)


9,0




Minimum total acidity


4,0 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid




Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)


18




Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)


200




2.   Carnuntum PDO ‘rot’

CONCISE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION
Red wines of the Carnuntum PDO are made from the main varieties Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch.
Colour: Dark red-violet.
Aroma: There are pronounced vanilla and sour cherry aromas, but also hints of pepper, blackcurrant or cinnamon. The overall result is a fruity-velvety bouquet.
Taste: Wines in which Zweigelt predominates have a juicy taste with a fruity note of ripe sour cherries, sometimes also plums. Wines of the Carnuntum PDO are generally moderately tannic and delicately herbaceous. Wines with a large proportion of Blaufränkisch have pronounced forest fruit or cherry flavours and a characteristically bracing acidity. Unlike the Zweigelt wines, Carnuntum wines made from Blaufränkisch are dense in structure and pronouncedly tannic.






General analytical characteristics




Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)


15,0




Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)


12,0




Minimum total acidity


4,0 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid




Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)


20




Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)


150




5.   Wine-making practices

5.1.   Specific oenological practices

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5.2.   Maximum yields







1.


Carnuntum PDO
10 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare




6.   Demarcated geographical area

The ‘Carnuntum’ designation of origin covers the political district of Bruck an der Leitha and the judicial district of Schwechat in Lower Austria.
7.   Wine grape variety(ies)







 


Blaufränkisch - Frankovka










 


Chardonnay - Morillon










 


Grüner Veltliner - Weißgipfler










 


Weißer Burgunder - Klevner










 


Weißer Burgunder - Pinot Blanc










 


Weißer Burgunder - Weißburgunder










 


Zweigelt - Blauer Zweigelt










 


Zweigelt - Rotburger




8.   Description of the link(s)

Carnuntum PDO
Climate: The climate is a typical Pannonian climate, with dry, hot summers and cold, dry winters. Summers and autumns are characterised by marked differences between day and night temperatures, with high daytime temperatures being followed by low temperatures at night. The nearby Danube and the temperature-regulating Neusiedlersee, however, exercise a stabilising influence on temperature and air humidity.
Soil: Soil conditions in the Carnuntum PDO vary considerably, ranging from heavy loams and loesses to sandy-gravelly layers. The soils were formed from deposits of the Paratethys Ocean and the earlier Danube. These deposits are extensively covered by calcareous materials, as is typical of former seas.
Link: In particular, the differences between day and night temperatures confer on white Carnuntum PDO wines their pronouncedly fruity aromas of apple, pear and citrus, as low night-time temperatures cause plants to form less sugar and develop more aromas. Calcareous soils (in combination with the appropriate root-stocks) give the white wines a discernible acidity, which in turn helps further develop and bring out their fruity aromas.
Red Carnuntum PDO wines made from the Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch varieties also benefit from the differences between day and night temperatures, which enhance their fruity aromas of ripe sour cherries and plums. For red Carnuntum PDO wines, the stabilising influence of the Neusiedlersee enables grapes to ripen long into the autumn, which accounts for the moderate tannin content typical of red Carnuntum PDO wines. The predominantly chalky soils produce the delicate herbaceousness found in many red Carnuntum PDO wines.
9.   Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)


Production

Legal framework:
In national legislation
Type of further condition:
Derogation concerning production in the demarcated geographical area
Description of the condition:
For all PDO wines, the Austrian Wine Act provides that the production of a PDO wine must take place in the wine-growing region (PGI region of origin) in which the PDO area is located or in an adjacent wine-growing region. Austria therefore makes general use of the derogation provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/33.
For the production of Carnuntum PDO wines, additional conditions have been laid down: As Carnuntum PDO is in immediate proximity to other wine-growing areas in Lower Austria and Burgenland, there are wine producers outside Carnuntum PDO who also buy grapes from that area in order to produce wines. In order to control such wines produced outside Carnuntum PDO as effectively as possible, the production of Carnuntum PDO wines outside the wine-growing area must be declared to and approved by the Carnuntum Regional Wine Committee beforehand. The Carnuntum PDO origin must be apparent on all relevant invoices, delivery notes and transport documents.
Legal framework:
In national legislation
Type of further condition:
Packaging within the demarcated geographical area
Description of the condition:
The Austrian Wine Act does not lay down general rules on the bottling of PDO wines.
In order to ensure the quality and typical characteristics of Carnuntum PDO wines, the following conditions are set for the bottling of Carnuntum PDO wines: Bottling may take place outside the Carnuntum wine-growing region only if it has been declared to and approved by the Carnuntum Regional Wine Committee. The Carnuntum origin must be apparent on relevant invoices, delivery notes and transport documents.

Link to the product specification

https://info.bml.gv.at/themen/landwirtschaft/landwirtschaft-in-oesterreich/pflanzliche-produktion/wein/Weinherkunft.html


(1)  OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2.