#AGRT2611014AFrance Approves Updated Specifications for the Bordeaux Controlled Designation of Origin
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This order approves the specifications for the “Bordeaux” controlled designation of origin. The detailed rules are published separately by the agriculture ministry and are available through the official online link in the order. It matters mainly for Bordeaux wine producers, bottlers, certification bodies, and businesses that market wine under the Bordeaux AOC. They should use the newly approved specifications and no longer rely on the 26 November 2025 order, which is repealed.
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Key Changes
- Approves the specifications for the Bordeaux controlled designation of origin
- Publishes the approved specifications through the agriculture ministry’s official bulletin
- Repeals the 26 November 2025 order on the Bordeaux designation
Obligations
What this law requires
Businesses producing, bottling, certifying, or marketing wine under the “Bordeaux” controlled designation of origin must apply the newly approved AOC specifications homologated by the 13 May 2026 order.
Entities using the “Bordeaux” controlled designation of origin must no longer rely on the specifications approved under the 26 November 2025 order, because that order is repealed.