Naiades 2012
La Bodega
Located on the left bank of the Douro River, the winery dedicates itself to develop high-quality white wines, and performs an exhaustive control of its own vineyards, planted three decades ago in the district of La Seca, considered the "grand cru" of the region..
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Bodegas Naia work bases its argument on the selection of old Verdejo vines planted according to the traditional system of glass.
Eulogio Calleja, winemaker long professional career and very knowledgeable about the wine potential of this area, is an author and technical manager of the range of wines.
The grape
The Verdejo itself justifies the existence of the appellation. This is a somewhat rustic grape that has made perfectly acclimated to the harsh conditions of the Castilian plateau. Berries and medium bunch, and some large nuggets, has been developed in the area of Rueda to the point to speak of a single variety, and in spite of that, both inside and outside Spain, we can find a bunch of varieties with very similar names (verdelho, godello, etc.).
It seems born to withstand any weather adversity; its thick skin makes it resistant to high temperatures and drought of summer Castilian; defends his thick skin the risks of rot before harvest the grapes when it rains. Perhaps for these reasons and takes well over half the vineyards in the DO Rueda, planted decades on gravelly soils were someday bed of the River Douro.
It would suffice, without any support, to sponsor a young white gorgeous. Realize, however, in Rueda, with the timely help of two other white varieties. The first is the Sauvignon Blanc, imported from the Loire and Graves, it adds to the mix its tropical aromas, sometimes floral and balsamic. It is also the first, considering its short growing cycle, enter the cellars.
The second is the Viura, Macabeo call in other regions, whose plantation was promoted long ago when people did not quite know, or believe, in the aristocratic Verdejo. It brings lightness and a citric point to the mix.
Tasting Notes:
Lemony yellow-green. Elegant, subtle, intense, with seductive notes of the variety and flavors of fine woods. Opulent in the mouth without losing freshness, along with final sensations of sweet fruit and minerality. Their limited production responds to the shortage of raw materials, clusters of Verdejo very old strains, even pre-filoxéricas, exceeding the century old and are located in small hawthorn payments or surface to
Ageing: 8 months in new French barrels
Features
- Type of Wine
- White Wine
- Grape Varieties
- Verdejo
- Alcohol Content
- 13.0%
- Vintage
- 2012
- Presentation
- 1 bottle
Ratings and awards
- Prizes and previous ratings
- The magazine Época has considered the cask-fermented albariño from Bodegas Naia, Naiades, and the blending of treixadura and godello from Pazo del Rey, Pazo de Monterrey, as golden white wines. These are two wines that express character and idiosyncrasy, If you think that Spain is just red wine and Rioja, it must be colour-blind? says British critic Tim Atkin, about the quality of Náiades 2006..., The monthly magazine, Planetavino, recommends our wines, Naiades 2006, Naia 2008 and K-Naia 2008, as the best choices of Verdejo, with Rueda Denomination of Origin.
