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The two landscapes that the hand of man has made unique in Lanzarote
He Real Puerto Janubio, in old times, It was a bustling commercial port and the most important in the south of the island in the commercialization of lime.. During the eruptions it was buried under a tongue of lava and boulders, giving rise to the current Salinas de Janubio Lagoon, founded in 1895 by Vicente Leó Benlliure. This lagoon is a silent witness to the island's volcanic history and plays a crucial role today..
Centuries after those events that changed the landscape of Lanzarote and the lives of its people, a wine Volcanic Malvasia dry white reminds Real Puerto Janubio.
But does wine have salt?? The memory of the still recent placing on the market of the beer Janubio, which does carry its corresponding percentage -minimum- sea salt, made someone attending the presentation ask if the wine also contains it. And not, does not contain sea salt. But the essence with which Carlos Padrón Lleó, with his son Carlos Padron Marrero, they permeate any initiative they undertake. Listening to them talk is like reading a history book. Lanzarote written in verse. pure feeling.
Real Puerto Janubio
This dry wine from the Malvasía Volcánica variety is a tribute to the rich history of Lanzarote and to the old “Real Puerto Janubio”, which was engulfed by volcanic eruptions and whose history is still felt in the heart of The Salt Flats. The wine label presents a map of "Lansarote" of the year 1751, showing the areas of the island affected by the eruptions of We die in between 1730 y 1736, highlighting the cultivated parts, no profit and losses after these events.
Padrón Lleó wants to understand the crucial role of men and women in Lanzarote in the configuration of the two most unique landscapes on the island: The Janubio Salt Flats y La Geria. Two of the most repeated photos of Lanzarote abroad are not the result of chance or the whims of nature: They are the example of how the natural wisdom and tenacity and hard work of the rabbit maker, They exchanged drama and tragedy for life and beauty.
Wine with history
“Real Puerto Janubio” it's a wine, therefore, that captures the essence of the history and landscape of Lanzarote. Made and bottled by La Geria Wineries, This wine promises to be a unique experience for lovers of the product., who appreciate the depth of its origin and the quality of the final result.
Alejandro Besay, oenologist of La Geria, glossed the qualities of a wine from an extraordinary harvest in which everything happened at its own time: the rains - still scarce -, The cold and the heat. The result is a very faint white wine., almost translucent, that invites you to explore its subtle nuances. When you bring the glass closer to your nose, an explosion of tropical aromas unfolds that evoke a walk through an exotic orchard. In mouth, this wine reveals its persistence and elegance.
Es, definitely, and how the family's intentions Pattern, an exquisite tribute to the rich volcanic history of Lanzarote and the emblematic Puerto Janubio.
