AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Loir-et-Cher
Communes of Production
- Cellettes, Cheverny, Chitenay, Cormeray, Cour-Cheverny, Huisseau-sur-Cosson, Mont-près-Chambord, Montlivault, Saint-Claude-de-Diray, Tour-en-Sologne, Vineuil
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: 100% Romorantin
- Cour-Cheverny wines may use the geographical designation „Val de Loire“ on the label
Minimum Alcohol
- 10%
Minimum Must Weight
- 162 g/l
Residual Sugar
- Sec: max. 8 g/l (max. 8 g/l if total acidity is within 2 g/l of the residual sugar)
- Off-dry wines of more than 8 g/l may be produced, but they may not be chaptalized
Élevage
- Wines may not be released prior to June 1 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 60 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1993 (last updated 2011)
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