K Naia Rueda

Located on the left bank of the River Duero, the winery dedicates itself to the production of high quality white wines from their meticulously cared for vineyards, most of which were planted more than 40 years ago in the destrict of La Seca, one of the most highly renowned 'cru' of the region. With its 23.5ha of vineyards, and through working closely with local growers, it also has access to vineyards beetween 80 and 130 years old.

Since the first vintage in 2004, Bodegas Naia has established itself as one of Rueda's star producers. Winemaker Eulogio Calleja crafts wines with great depth which, like the striking labels, stand out from the crowd. While most modern Rueda tends to be in a simple, aromatic, technological style, here the maturity of the vines, strict grape selection and extended lees ageing give wines with delicacy, ripe yet restrained stone fruit characters, lovely texture and the ability to age.

Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc

The soil in which the vines are located comes from Ordova­cicas slates. It is a substrate as The grapes come from 98 acres of vineyards, the majority of which are 26 years old (and 5 acres of which are un-grafted 90 year old Verdejo vines) all located in La Seca.

85% Verdejo, 15% Sauvignon Blanc.

The grapes are gently pressed and the juice settled for 24 hours. This is then racked to temperature controlled stainless steel tanks for fermentation. The wine is aged on fine lees post ferment, for 3 months.

The mouth filling texture of Verdejo is offset with a portion of Sauvignon to provide some racy, zesty intensity.

A nose of grapefruit, passion fruit, mandarin oil notes and lightly herbaceous characters. The palate is rich with minerality, racy lime zest acidity and a touch of stone fruit - giving a lovely texture and intensity, and tropical notes on the finish.

Fantastic with oily or grilled fish and seafood. Works well with sheep and goats milk cheeses and salads too.