Sur lie (PDO)

Traditional term for wine

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 January 2021

• Registered name: Sur lie
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: France
• Traditional term grapevine product category: Wine
• Traditional term type: Description of product characteristic
• Traditional term language: French
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

PDO “Muscadet”, “Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire”, “Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu”, “Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine”, “Gros Plant du Pays Nantais”: wine with particular specifications (such as yield, alcohol strengh) which stays on its lees up to 1 March of the year following the vintage year.

Published 4 January 2021