Bodegas Naia (Viña Sila)

Náiades Rueda Verdejo

9.013 ratings
9.24 pro ratings
Rueda, Castilla y León, Spain
Verdejo
White Fish
Top Notes For
Will Stanley

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
Severn Goodwin

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!

Jan 25th, 2020
Matt

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, 2017
Michiel Gruijthuijsen Van

Aging doesn’t help this wine....bit of honey and old nuts.

Aging doesn’t help this wine....bit of honey and old nuts.

Jun 28th, 2019
Martijn

2012 vintage on 26.12.17
Fantastic wine. Nice wood integrated. Fruit all over and acids pleasantly there. Honey afterwards.

2012 vintage on 26.12.17
Fantastic wine. Nice wood integrated. Fruit all over and acids pleasantly there. Honey afterwards.

Dec 26th, 2017
Richard Portes

17+. 2012. Best Verdejo I've ever tasted. Complex, balanced, long, great mouthfeel.

17+. 2012. Best Verdejo I've ever tasted. Complex, balanced, long, great mouthfeel.

Oct 4th, 2017
Martijn

2012 vintage on 14 and 15.4.17
Wood and tropical fruit like very ripe pineapple. Very well balanced in the mouth. Nice spices, bitters from almond. Very good!

2012 vintage on 14 and 15.4.17
Wood and tropical fruit like very ripe pineapple. Very well balanced in the mouth. Nice spices, bitters from almond. Very good!

Apr 15th, 2017
Yacine Bouzida

Explosion of fruit and subtle at the same time. Perfect match with sweet prawns.

Explosion of fruit and subtle at the same time. Perfect match with sweet prawns.

Jun 9th, 2016
Paul Truszkowski aka Vinophil

Paul had this 9 years ago

Paul had this 9 years ago

Mar 29th, 2016
Nick Demos

Nick had this 9 years ago

Nick had this 9 years ago

May 7th, 2015