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Les prés salés AOC du Mont Saint Michel

EARL Saint LouisPolder saint louis - 35610 ROZ SUR COUESNON

SIREN : 34426516000012

Création : EARL Saint Louis - Polder saint louis - 35610 ROZ SUR COUESNON

http://www.presales-montsaintmichel.com/

The AOC ( = French label guaranteeing the origin of a product) salt meadow lamb from the Mont Saint Michel, an exceptional product, stems from a unique and rare natural environment. The AOC salt meadow lamb from the Mont Saint Michel is a famous and prestigious production. Its unequalled taste and the exquisite texture of the meat come from the unique flora of the salt meadow… and from the respect of strict specifications imposed by the French classification: the AOC.



The AOC ( = French label guaranteeing the origin of a

product) salt meadow lamb from the Mont Saint Michel

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What is the AOC?What is the AOC?What is the AOC?

The French classifications AOC have been The French classifications AOC have been created so as to recognize and protect created so as to recognize and protect

the specificities of a land and the the specificities of a land and the traditional agricultural practices that are traditional agricultural practices that are

linked to it.linked to it.Within the context of an AOC the breeder Within the context of an AOC the breeder must respect specifications such as the must respect specifications such as the

data production (the requirements of the data production (the requirements of the production) in its technical, historical and production) in its technical, historical and

environmental aspects….environmental aspects….(Encadré)(Encadré)

Protected on a worldwide scale the “salt Protected on a worldwide scale the “salt meadow AOC from the Mont Saint Michel” meadow AOC from the Mont Saint Michel”

is the only label authorized to use the is the only label authorized to use the image or the reference to the Mont Saint image or the reference to the Mont Saint

Michel.Michel.



What is the AOP ?

The AOP label ( = the PDO quality label which The AOP label ( = the PDO quality label which guarantees a protected designation of origin) guarantees a protected designation of origin) is the French denomination of an European is the French denomination of an European legal tool. legal tool. This label, which was created in 1992, This label, which was created in 1992, protects names of quality products and protects names of quality products and ensures that only products genuinely ensures that only products genuinely originating in a specific geographical region originating in a specific geographical region or area are allowed to be identified as such in or area are allowed to be identified as such in the commerce. The product must be the commerce. The product must be produced, processed and prepared produced, processed and prepared exclusively in that region with a recognized exclusively in that region with a recognized and certified expertise.and certified expertise.The salt meadow lamb from the Mont Saint The salt meadow lamb from the Mont Saint Michel was registered as a PDO in December Michel was registered as a PDO in December 2013.2013.



The grazing areas of the grassy land :

If the salt meadow lamb is famous for its particular taste it is due to three essential elements:

The diversity of the vegetation the lambs graze in the salt meadow gives them an unequalled flavour. Each “herbu”

(=grassy area) has different geological specificities: the sandy subsoil and nature, the wind, the course of the rivers, the

intensity of the tides. All these elements generate a varying vegetation, giving to the lambs flavours which sometimes can

be different from a grassy area to another but which are always exquisite.

The great distances covered everyday by the lambs shape their muscles.

The breeder’s expertise and the respect of the strict specifications imposed by the AOC “prés-salés” (=salt meadow) from the Mont Saint Michel”. For instance it’s

forbidden to use GMO and the stockbreeder must produce or buy the forage and the supplementary food in the area of the

label.



Domaine du pré salé

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A flock of 1000 ewes beyond the dikes

A flock of 1000 ewes beyond the dikes, the vast salt meadows or “herbus” (= grassy areas) are subjected to the

ebb and flow of the tide: it’s the sheep’s favourite place.They work on about a hundred hectares in the polders

devoted to the feeding of the sheep: the meadow gives hay, cereals, corn, protein peas.

Beyond the dike, the “herbus” (= grassy areas) are situated in the maritime field (1 km to reach the sea, the field

stretches for 13 or 14 kms).On these 1300 hectares, 4300 ewes from six different farms

freely graze without any fences.They are Suffolk sheep or sheep from the Vendée, chosen

because of their walking qualities (legs) and their resistance to the cold.

They have a very good sense of direction in these vast areas and they don’t take the wrong way when they go back

to the sheepfold in the evening.



The characteristics of the “prés-salés” lambs from the Mont Saint Michel :



The characteristics of the “prés-salés” lambs from the Mont Saint Michel:

Before the age of four months and a half the lambs won’t graze enough in the

grassy areas to be significantly impregnated with them.

The AOC lambs are at least 115 days old and they spend more than half of their lives in the “herbus” (=grassy areas).

Generally, they are at least 70 days old.The lambs must weigh at least 14 kg. The

ideal weight is 18 kg.

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Contact us :

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Tel : 02.99.80.28.22http://www.presales-montsaintmichel.com/

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