📜 Betanzos

Betanzos is a protected geographical indication (PGI) for white and red wines from the province of A Coruña in Galicia, Spain. The EU register lists it as registered on 16 April 2004.

The single document describes light wines of moderate alcoholic strength. White wines are pale yellow with greenish reflections, with fruity and floral aromas and a slightly acidic taste. Red wines range from cherry red to dark cherry red, with wild berry aromas and a soft taste of medium structure. The minimum actual alcoholic strength is 10% vol, or 11% vol for the monovarietal wines described below, and the minimum total acidity is 4.5 g/l, or 5 g/l for monovarietal wines.

The wines must contain at least 60% of the recommended varieties, which are Godello, Branco Lexítimo and Agudelo for white wines, and Mencía, Brancellao and Merenzao for red wines. Wines made with at least 85% of the recommended varieties are described as monovarietal. The main wine grapes listed are Brancellao, Albarín Blanco, Merenzao (María Ordóñez), Mencía, Godello and Chenin Blanc. Must extraction is limited to 65 litres per 100 kg of grapes.

The maximum yield is 11,500 kg of grapes per hectare, or 72.80 hectolitres per hectare.

The demarcated area covers the whole of the municipalities of Bergondo, Betanzos, Coirós, Miño and Paderne, and part of Abegondo, Oza dos Ríos and Sada, all in A Coruña.

Bottling must take place in the demarcated area, and every bottle must carry a numbered back label with the logo of the geographical indication.