Contemplaciones 2019

Somehow they produced a 2019 Contemplaciones that they describe as a modern and light Rioja with fresh fruit, a medium structure and measured oak. I noticed some spicy and smoky oak aromas intermixed with the notes of fruits of the forest. It's medium-bodied with moderate ripeness at 13.3% alcohol and good freshness (pH 3.49 and six grams of tartaric acid per liter). It was produced with grapes from La Rad, fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in second use French oak barrels for nine months. 4,300 bottles were filled in May 2021.