Bodegas Naia (Viña Sila)
Náiades Rueda Verdejo
Rueda, Castilla y León, Spain
Rich, opulent and totally absorbing, the 2012 ‘Naiades’ from Bodegas Naia in the Rueda region of Spain is a full bodied, classy Verdejo (100%, barrel fermented) showing beautifully well at nine years of age. The nose features aromas of candied pear, orange marmalade and warm butter, while the palate carries its considerable weight well with gently persisting acidity and good length. This is not a wine with great finesse, but it’s hard not to love it.
Rich, opulent and totally absorbing, the 2012 ‘Naiades’ from Bodegas Naia in the Rueda region of Spain is a full bodied, classy Verdejo (100%, barrel fermented) showing beautifully well at nine years of age. The nose features aromas of candied pear, orange marmalade and warm butter, while the palate carries its considerable weight well with gently persisting acidity and good length. This is not a wine with great finesse, but it’s hard not to love it.
Oct 11th, 2021
Nose has fresh lychee, ripe pear, dried lemon peel, distant white flowers, crushed hazelnut and wet, neutral wood.
Palate has orange zest, (light) honey, cooked pear and wet sandstone. Medium acidity, but a long finish.
Color is a beautiful, light gold, showing some age.
100% Verdejo, likely could see a 10th birthday with proper storage. Our last bottle.
We've been trying for a (mostly) dry January to break into the New Year, but it's a challenge. We really enjoy cooking, and wine with a meal is like salt or seasoning with your recipe, something to compliment. We decided to limit ourselves to just Sunday nights, and been successful for three weekends now. We have a wine dinner tomorrow and not cooking, so bending the self-imposed law for a Saturday night. Sous-vide, citrus-marinated chicken breasts paired to boiled then convection baked potatoes with reserved bacon fat (we keep a jar in the refrigerator for any occasion, also duck fat) because flavor is the name of the game!
Nose has fresh lychee, ripe pear, dried lemon peel, distant white flowers, crushed hazelnut and wet, neutral wood.
Palate has orange zest, (light) honey, cooked pear and wet sandstone. Medium acidity, but a long finish.
Color is a beautiful, light gold, showing some age.
100% Verdejo, likely could see a 10th birthday with proper storage. Our last bottle.
We've been trying for a (mostly) dry January to break into the New Year, but it's a challenge. We really enjoy cooking, and wine with a meal is like salt or seasoning with your recipe, something to compliment. We decided to limit ourselves to just Sunday nights, and been successful for three weekends now. We have a wine dinner tomorrow and not cooking, so bending the self-imposed law for a Saturday night. Sous-vide, citrus-marinated chicken breasts paired to boiled then convection baked potatoes with reserved bacon fat (we keep a jar in the refrigerator for any occasion, also duck fat) because flavor is the name of the game!
Who says white wines can't age well? This is terrific! A big mouthful of pineapple, grapefruit, lychee, & mango!
Who says white wines can't age well? This is terrific! A big mouthful of pineapple, grapefruit, lychee, & mango!
Mar 31st, 2017
180 year old vines I'm told. Super concentrated in sense of the amount of extract it seems to have. Crazy textural wine that counters the density with abundant freshness. Awesome
180 year old vines I'm told. Super concentrated in sense of the amount of extract it seems to have. Crazy textural wine that counters the density with abundant freshness. Awesome
Feb 3rd, 2017Texture and profile of Chardonnay without any new oak. Concentration from pre-phylloxera vines
Texture and profile of Chardonnay without any new oak. Concentration from pre-phylloxera vines
Jul 4th, 2016
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Somewhere between White Châteauneuf, whit Rioja and Swartland in style, this 100% Verdejo from Rueda is utterly brilliant.
Somewhere between White Châteauneuf, whit Rioja and Swartland in style, this 100% Verdejo from Rueda is utterly brilliant.
Apr 11th, 2015100 year old Verdejo vines-think you know Rueda? Guess again...
100 year old Verdejo vines-think you know Rueda? Guess again...
Feb 27th, 2015Amazing tropical fruit, slightly sweet nose, confit Meyer lemon. Ripping!!
Amazing tropical fruit, slightly sweet nose, confit Meyer lemon. Ripping!!
Jan 18th, 2015