AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Ain, Isère, Savoie, Haute-Savoie
Crus of Savoie
- Abymes/Les Abymes, Apremont, Arbin, Ayze, Chautagne, Chignin, Chignin-Bergeron, Crépy, Cruet, Jongieux, Marignan, Marin, Montmélian, Ripaille, Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte, Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Aligoté, Altesse, Chardonnay, Jacquère, Mondeuse Blanc, and Velteliner Rouge; plus Chasselas, Gringet, and Roussette d’Ayze (Haute-Savoie département); OR a max. 10% combined Marsanne and Verdesse (Isère département)
- Rosé: Min. 90% combined Pinot Noir, Mondeuse, and Gamay; plus Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Persan (Savoie département); OR Persan, Servanin, Joubertin, and Étraire de la Dui (Isère département)
- Rouge: As for Rosé
- Vin Mousseux*/Pétillant Blanc: Aligoté, Altesse, Chardonnay, Gamay, Jacquère, Mondeuse Blanc, Mondeuse, Pinot Noir and Velteliner Rouge; plus Chasselas, Gringet, Molette and Roussette d’Ayze (Haute-Savoie département); OR a max. 10% combined Marsanne and Verdesse (Isère département)
- Vin Mousseux*/Pétillant Rosé: As for Vin Mousseux Blanc
- *As of the 2014 harvest Vin Mousseux may be labeled as „crémant.“
- Crus of Savoie
Assemblage
- per encépagement (wines may be produced from a single variety or blended)
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Rouge/Rosé: 9.5%
- Varietal Pinot Noir/Gamay: 9.5%
- Other Varietal Red/Rosé: 9%
- Blanc: 9%
- Varietal Chardonnay: 10%
- Varietal Jacquère: 8.5%
- Other Varietal Whites: 9%
- Base wines for Vin Mousseux/Pétillant: 9%
Minimum Must Weights
- Blanc:
- Chardonnay: 162 g/l
- Jacquère: 136 g/l (144 g/l for subzones)
- Roussanne (Bergeron): 162 g/l
- Other White Grapes: 144 g/l (153 g/l for subzones)
- Rosé
- Gamay and Pinot Noir: 153 g/l
- Other Red Grapes: 144 g/l
- Rouge
- Gamay and Pinot Noir: 162 g/l (171 g/l for subzones)
- Other Red Grapes: 153 g/l (162 g/l for subzones)
- Base wines for Vin Mousseux/Pétillant: 144 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc: 8 g/l (if total acidity is within 2 g/l of the residual sugar)
- Rosé: 5 g/l
- Rouge: 3 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 5,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc/Rosé: 71 hl/ha
- Rouge: 67 hl/ha
- VIn Mousseux/Pétillant: 75 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1973 (last updated 2011)
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