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C 432/24 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 14.12.2020 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 (2020/C 432/10) This notice 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 ‘COTEAUX CHAMPENOIS’ PDO-FR-A1364-AM02 Submitted on: 1.10.2020 DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT 1. Pruning In the table in point VI(1)(b) of Chapter 1 entitled ‘Pruning system known as “Chablis pruning”’, point (c) in the ‘Description’ row is replaced by the following: ‘A replacement spur known as a “rachet”, intended for a maximum of two buds between each spur, is left at the base of the vine.’. One of the two authorised arrangements for the spur when applying this pruning method is not used practice. The purpose of this amendment is therefore to correct this incorrect description. The single document is not affected by this amendment. 2. Other crop-related practices A rule is introduced in point VI(2)(c) with the following wording: ‘the use of pre-emergence herbicides between rows is prohibited’. The aim is to limit the use of inputs, reduce pollution of water resources and encourage operators to diversify their practices, focusing on techniques involving grassing or mechanical weed control. The single document is not affected by this amendment. The rule in point (c) of the previous version of the specification is retained and becomes point (d) in the new version. 3. Link with the geographical area In point X(2) entitled ‘Information on the quality and characteristics of the product’, information has been added that was previously missing on the visual appearance of the red and rosé wines and on the aromas of the white wines. The following information is added: ‘For the rosé wines: they are light in colour, ranging from pale pink to dark salmon pink. The red wines have a transparent red colour of varying intensity. The white wines have subtle aromatic notes of a floral, fruity or mineral nature.’ This amendment was approved by Order of 28 June 2017. The information has been added to the section of the single document entitled ‘Description of the wine(s)’. The initial content relating to the description of the link(s) in the single document has been replaced by the entire text of Part X ‘Link with the geographical area’ of Chapter I of the specification. (1) OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2. 14.12.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 432/25 This replacement thus ensures that the detailed and precise information required by the legislation, including additional information on the organoleptic characteristics of the wines, is provided. 4. Transitional measures In point XI(2), the transitional measure is deleted because the deadline has now expired. The single document is not affected by this amendment. 5. Main points to be checked and evaluation methods In point I of Chapter III of the specification, the table of the main points to be checked and the corresponding evaluation methods has been updated by adding a number of points and supplying details of some of the evaluation methods. The single document is not affected by this amendment. SINGLE DOCUMENT 1. Name of the product Coteaux champenois 2. Geographical indication type PDO – Protected Designation of Origin 3. Categories of grapevine products 1. Wine 4. Description of the wine(s) Analytical characteristics The wines are still white, rosé and red wines. The wines have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 9 %. After enrichment, the wines’ total alcoholic strength by volume must not exceed 13 %. The wines have a fermentable sugar (glucose and fructose) content not exceeding 3 grams per litre. Malolactic fermentation is completed for the red wines. At the packaging stage, the red wines have a malic acid content not exceeding 0,4 grams per litre. The total volatile acidity, total acidity and sulphur dioxide contents are those laid down by EU legislation. The red wines have a transparent red colour of varying intensity, while the rosé wines are light in colour, ranging from pale pink to dark salmon pink. These wines are very light and fine wines, with a sharp attack in the mouth and generally red fruit aromas. The texture of the white wines is crystalline and saline, with a dominant minerality and a pleasant aftertaste. Their natural acidity gives them a certain liveliness. They have subtle aromatic notes of a floral, fruity or mineral nature. Ageing brings softness to the wine and contributes to its balance of taste. General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum total acidity in milliequivalents per litre C 432/26 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 14.12.2020 Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) 5. Wine-making practices a. Specific oenological practices Planting density – general provisions Growing method The vines are planted so that the spacing between rows does not exceed 1,5 metres. The spacing between plants in the same row ranges from 0,9 metres to 1.50 metres. The sum of the spacing between rows and the spacing between plants in the same row must not exceed 2,5 metres. Planting density – special provisions Growing method In order to allow the passage of suitable machinery, parcels with — either a slope of more than 35 % — or a slope of more than 25 % and a cant of more than 10 % may have alleys 1,5 metres to 3 metres wide once every sixth row at the most. In this case, the sum of the spacing between the other rows and the spacing between plants in the same row must not exceed 2,3 metres. Pruning rules Growing method Plants must not overlap each other nor may branches overlap fruit. The number of buds must not exceed 18 per square metre. Pruning is carried out at the latest before the phenological stage (F) (Lorenz stage 12), i.e. four unfolded leaves. The vines are pruned according to the following techniques: — Chablis pruning — (Royat) cordon pruning — Marne Valley pruning — single Guyot, double Guyot and asymmetrical Guyot pruning Harvesting Growing method Any method not allowing whole grape bunches to be harvested is prohibited. The grapes must be transported whole to the wine-making facilities. Specific oenological practice The use of wood chips is not permitted. The use of oenological charcoal to make rosé wines, either alone or mixed in preparations, is prohibited. During enrichment, the increase in the volume of the fermenting grape must used must not exceed 1,12 % for every 1 % increase in the alcoholic strength. 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. b. Maximum yields Upper yield limit 15 500 kilograms of grapes per hectare 14.12.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 432/27 6. Demarcated geographical area The grapes are harvested and the wines made and developed (including ageing and packaging) in the territories defined by Article 17 of the Law of 6 May 1919. 7. Main wine grape variety(-ies) Arbane B Chardonnay B Meunier N Petit Meslier B Pinot blanc B Pinot gris G Pinot noir N 8. Description of the link(s) Information on the geographical area and on the quality and characteristics of the product Description of the natural factors relevant to the link The geographical area is the same as the area covered by the ‘Champagne’ registered designation of origin. It is located in the north-east of France and extends to municipalities spread across the departments of Aisne, Aube, Haute-Marne, Marne and Seine-et-Marne. Like the geographical area, the parcels selected for harvesting the grapes are the same as those defined for the ‘Champagne’ registered designation of origin. They form part of a landscape characterised by vineyards situated on slopes formed by the cuestas of the eastern part of the Paris basin, which are imposing geomorphological structures: — the Côte d’Ile-de-France in the department of Marne and the slopes of the associated valleys, comprising from north to south the Montagne de Reims, the Marne Valley (which extends from the south of Aisne to Seine-et-Marne), the Côte des Blancs and the Côte du Sezannais for the most iconic areas, — the Côte de Champagne with the Vitryat Marnais and the Montgueux area of Aube, — the Côte des Bar, interspersed with numerous valleys, connecting the Bar-sur-Aube area in the east and that of Bar- sur-Seine in the west, straddles the departments of Aube and Haute-Marne. This typical cuesta terrain, with its adjacent valleys, has slopes exposed to the east and south and sometimes to the north, as is the case for the northern Montagne de Reims and the left bank of the Marne Valley. The top of the slopes consist of hard layers of limestone or chalk, while the slopes themselves are chalky, marly or sandy, with softer ground cleared by erosion and then silted up with overlying material from the tops of the slope. The vineyards are located in the northern area. There are two climate influences: — an oceanic climate supplying regular rainfall, with limited temperature differences between seasons, and — a continental climate responsible for sometimes destructive frost and favourable sunshine in summer.