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Betanzos

4Wines in the rules

What is made here

Wine colours

Colours the rules allow. Pick a colour to filter the rules and grapes below.

Where it is

Betanzos in Spain

The boundary for Betanzos is not on Vinous yet. It is added by the geography step of the data pipeline.

Showing every colour The colour filter changes the rules and grapes. Climate, vintages and soils describe the vineyards, so they stay the same.

01 · What the law says

The rules

Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled Betanzos must meet.

4 wines in the rules, all colours.
WineMain grape(s)Max yield
t/ha		Max wine
hl/ha		Actual alc.
min. %		Acidity
min. g/l
Betanzos vino blanco 60% Godello / Branco Lexítimo / Agudelo / Mencía / Brancellao / Merenzao11.573104.5
Betanzos vino tinto 60% Godello / Branco Lexítimo / Agudelo / Mencía / Brancellao / Merenzao11.573104.5
Betanzos vino blanco monovarietal Godello / Branco Lexítimo / Agudelo / Mencía / Brancellao / Merenzao, single recommended variety11.573115
Betanzos vino tinto monovarietal Godello / Branco Lexítimo / Agudelo / Mencía / Brancellao / Merenzao, single recommended variety11.573115

From the official production rules (national product specification, via the EU register). Hover a figure to see the clause it comes from. A dash means the rules set no figure, or it is not captured yet.

Blend rules

Betanzos vino blanco

  • ≥ 60% Godello / Branco Lexítimo / Agudelo / Mencía / Brancellao / Merenzao · Main grape
  • – 3 secondary varieties listed in the technical file · Others allowed

Blend rules

Betanzos vino tinto

  • ≥ 60% Godello / Branco Lexítimo / Agudelo / Mencía / Brancellao / Merenzao · Main grape
  • – 3 secondary varieties listed in the technical file · Others allowed

Blend rules

Betanzos vino blanco monovarietal

  • ≥ 60% Godello / Branco Lexítimo / Agudelo / Mencía / Brancellao / Merenzao · Main grape
  • ≥ 85% single recommended variety · Main grape
  • – 3 secondary varieties listed in the technical file · Others allowed

Blend rules

Betanzos vino tinto monovarietal

  • ≥ 60% Godello / Branco Lexítimo / Agudelo / Mencía / Brancellao / Merenzao · Main grape
  • ≥ 85% single recommended variety · Main grape
  • – 3 secondary varieties listed in the technical file · Others allowed

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

  1. eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
  2. Ley 24/2003, de 10 de julio, de la Viña y del Vino, Article 13 (levels of the origin-based quality system) · Reino de España · Official act
  3. Technical file: Betanzos (Ares(2014)2101536) · National authority, as filed in the EU register (eAmbrosia) · Official document
Still to check (3)
  • Boundary not captured yet (PGIs are not in the Eurac boundary data).
  • From the specification: At least 60 % of the grapes must come from the recommended varieties (white: Godello, Branco Lexítimo, Agudelo; red: Mencía, Brancellao, Merenzao); single-variety wines (monovarietales) use at least 85 % of one recommended variety. Main varieties in section 6 also include Albarín Blanco and Chenin Blanc; secondary: Garnacha Tintorera, Gran Negro, Palomino. Must extraction is limited to 65 litres of must per 100 kg of grapes (must, not wine). Bottling must take place in the delimited area.
  • National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.