Lanzarote

Spain · DOP · Canarias · 1 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

Average annual rainfall below 150 mm, with almost constant trade winds that force growers to protect the vineyards with dry-stone walls.
Average temperature of 20 °C with a difference of only ~7 °C between January and August, favoured by Atlantic influence and the trade winds.
More than 2,800 hours of sun exposure per year, with an average of 7.8 hours/day of solar radiation.
Soils of volcanic origin; the resulting white wines display a characteristic mineral character and salinity.
Despite its small size and limited topography, the island presents a variety of microclimates and differing levels of solar radiation.

Human factors

The vineyards are sheltered from the almost constant trade winds by dry-stone walls, in an environment with average rainfall below 150 mm/year.
Traditional bush-vine and/or low-pergola training promotes sugar concentration and high alcohol levels under more than 2,800 hours of annual sunshine.

Product characteristics

Sweet and fortified wines, crafted with high sugar concentration, develop great aromatic complexity with ageing.

Terroir / wine link

Scarce rainfall (<150 mm/year) and trade winds force growers to protect the vineyards with dry-stone walls, yielding fresh, mineral, and saline white wines.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the the specification.