COMMUNICATION OF APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT

(Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143)

‘Cheverny’

PDO-FR-A0164-AM03 – 10.4.2025

1.   Name of product

‘Cheverny’

2.   Geographical indication type

☒ Protected designation of origin (PDO)

☐ Protected geographical indication (PGI)

☐ Geographical indication (GI)

3.   Sector

☐ Agricultural products

☒ Wines

☐ Spirit drinks

4.   Country to which the geographical area belongs

France

5.   Member State authority communicating the standard amendment

Ministère de l’agriculture, de l’agroalimentaire et de la forêt [Ministry of Agriculture, Agri-food and Forestry]

Direction Générale de la performance économique et environnementale des entreprises [Directorate-General for Economic and Environmental Performance of Enterprises]

6.   Qualification as standard amendment

The French authorities consider that the application meets the requirements of Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) 2024/1143.

The amendments to this product specification are standard amendments as defined in Article 24(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.

The application for an amendment to the ‘Cheverny’ PDO does not involve any of the three situations constituting a Union amendment; specifically, it does not:

(a)	include a change in the name or in the use of the name, or in the category of product or products designated by the geographical indication;

(b)	risk voiding the link to the geographical area;

(c)	entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product.

The French authorities therefore consider that the application is for a standard amendment.

7.   Description of the approved standard amendment(s)

1.   Official Geographic Code

A reference to the 2022 Official Geographic Code has been added in relation to the geographical area and the area in immediate proximity.

This is a purely editorial change and does not alter the geographical area.

Points 6 ‘Demarcated geographical area’ and 9 ‘Other essential conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)’ of the single document have been amended in line with the product specification.

2.   Agri-environmental provisions

A number of environmental provisions have been added:

—	chemical weed control is permitted on an 80 cm strip underneath the row;

—	chemical weed control is prohibited on headlands.

These amendments are intended to take better account of societal demands for less use of plant protection products and better care for the environment.

The single document has not been amended.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1.   Name(s)

Cheverny

2.   Geographical indication type

PDO – protected designation of origin

3.   Country to which the geographical area belongs

France

4.   Categories of grapevine product

1.

Wine

5.   Combined Nomenclature code

—	22 – BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR 2204 – Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009

6.   Description of the wine(s)

BRIEF WRITTEN DESCRIPTION

The wines are still white, red or rosé wines. The red wines have a malic acid content of not more than 0,3 g/l and a fermentable sugar content of not more than 2 g/l. The white and rosé wines have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 10 %. Each batch of wine, after bottling, meets the following analytical standards: Fermentable sugar content of white and rosé wines: not more than 4 g per litre (glucose + fructose). White and rosé wines with a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 13,5 %: not more than 6 g per litre (glucose + fructose). The white wines have citrus and white flower aromas. The red wines have aromas of red fruit and spices. The rosé wines are balanced on the palate, combining nervosity with a certain fatness. The other analytical values comply, by default, with the EU legislation.

General analytical characteristics

—	Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume): 125

—	Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume): —

—	Minimum total acidity: in milliequivalents per litre

—	Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre): —

—	Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre): —

7.   Winemaking practices

7.1.   Specific oenological practices

1.	Enrichment Specific oenological practice The white and rosé wines with a fermentable sugar (glucose + fructose) content of more than 4 g per litre are produced without enrichment.

2.	Making the rosé wines Winemaking restriction The use of oenological charcoal to make the rosé wines is forbidden, whether alone or mixed in preparations.

3.

Training of the vines Growing method The minimum planting density of the vines is 4 500 plants per hectare, with a maximum distance of 2,10 m between rows. The distance between plants in the same row is between 0,90 m and 1,20 m. The vines are pruned with a maximum of 13 buds per plant, using the following techniques: — Guyot pruning with only one long cane and not more than two spurs, — two half canes, — spur pruning (fan pruning or Cordon de Royat).

7.2.   Maximum yields

1.	White wines 72 hectolitres per hectare

2.	Red and rosé wines 66 hectolitres per hectare

8.   Demarcated geographical area

The grapes are harvested and the wines made and developed in the following municipalities in the department of Loir-et-Cher (list compiled on the basis of the 2024 Official Geographic Code and the 2023 land register): Candé-sur-Beuvron, Cellettes, Chambord, Cheverny, Chitenay, Le Controis-en-Sologne (territory of the delegated municipalities of Feings, Fougères-sur-Bièvre and Ouchamps), Cormeray, Cour-Cheverny, Fresnes, Huisseau-sur-Cosson, Maslives, Monthou-sur-Bièvre (cadastral sections E and ZB of the municipality), Les Montils, Montlivault, Mont-près-Chambord, Muides-sur-Loire, Saint-Claude-de-Diray, Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire, Saint-Laurent-Nouan, Sambin, Seur, Tour-en-Sologne, Vineuil.

9.   Wine grape variety(ies)

Chardonnay B

Chenin B

Gamay N

Orbois B

Pinot Noir N

Sauvignon B – Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Gris G – Fié Gris

10.   Description of the link(s)

The vineyards’ poor soils, which are primarily sandy or resting on a limestone substrate and are strongly affected by the action of the river Loire, together with the large forests nearby, which contribute to the coolness of the climate, are factors that have led to the planting of early varieties well suited to a climate that is difficult for grapes.

This climate contributes to a bouquet that harmoniously combines the different grape varieties:

—	lively yet well-balanced white wines dominated by citrus, tropical fruit or white flower aromas;

—	well-balanced rosé wines with a certain fatness on the palate; they usually have notes of red fruit and spices;

—	red wines with aromas of red and black fruit, sometimes with spicy notes; young wines of this type are more delicate in structure, while older ones are more robust and may develop venison aromas.

11.   Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)

Provisions relating to labelling

Legal framework:

National legislation

Type of further condition:

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition:

The size of the letters spelling the name ‘Val de Loire’, which may supplement the designation of origin, must not be larger, either in height or in width, than two thirds of the size of the letters spelling the protected designation of origin itself.

Name of a smaller geographical unit

Legal framework:

National legislation

Type of further condition:

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition:

The name of a smaller geographical unit may appear on the labels, provided that it is a registered location and appears on the harvest declaration.

Indication of the sugar content

Legal framework:

National legislation

Type of further condition:

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition:

The labelling of white and rosé wines with a fermentable sugar (glucose + fructose) content of more than 9 g per litre should indicate the fermentable sugar content of the wine, as defined by EU legislation.

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 immediate proximity, defined by derogation for the making and development of the wines, comprises the territory of the following municipalities in the department of Loir-et-Cher: Bracieux, Chailles, Chambord, Chaumont-sur-Loire, Contres, Fontaines-en-Sologne, Monthou-sur-Bièvre, Oisly, Pontlevoy, Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt, Soings-en-Sologne, Thenay, Valaire.

Link to the product specification

https://info.agriculture.gouv.fr/boagri/document_administratif-1fda4485-5ec9-4fc6-aea8-1486297de9ec

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(1)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27 of 30 October 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council with rules concerning the registration and the protection of geographical indications, traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (OJ L, 2025/27, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/27/oj).