lieu-dit

French · named cadastral locality

A lieu-dit is a named cadastral locality; in Champagne, only a cadastral lieu-dit or a commune may appear on the label.1

The rule appears in the Champagne cahier des charges. When a commune name outside the listed communes is used, the label must say Vigne de or Vignoble de.1 Other appellations allow it too: Crémant de Loire may name a cadastral lieu-dit.2 At EU level, a unit smaller than the PDO may be named if at least 85% of the grapes come from it, see smaller geographical unit.3 Wines named after one site: single-vineyard. See also cru.

See also

Single-vineyard (lieu-dit, clos)StylesVigne de / Vignoble deGlossarysmaller geographical unitGlossaryChampagneRegions

Sources

  1. Cahier des charges de l'AOC Champagne (homologated by arrêté of 30 Nov 2022; draft modification after INAO committee of 7 Sept 2023) (2023-09-07)
  2. INAO. Cahier des charges AOC « Crémant de Loire » - draft modification after national committee opinion of 6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)
  3. EUR-Lex. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (consolidated text), Articles 47, 48, 49, 53, 54 and Annex III Part A (2023-12-08)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19