Ref NISGS20

Saké Gozenshu Gen Junmaï Daiginjô

46,00 €

255,56 € / L

Inspired by the Genroku era
Concentrate of freshness
Explosion of flavours

The name Gen alludes to the Genroku era, at the end of the 17th century, a period during which the Katsuyama house was founded and began producing this style of sake.

Packaging : 180 ml net

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Saké Gozenshu Gen Junmaï Daiginjô180 ml net46,00 €

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Tasting notes

Perfect pairings

We recommend this Gozenshu with a tasting of blue-veined cheeses (roquefort, fourme d'Ambert, gorgonzola) or, ideally, with a pear compote on a puff pastry with lemon zest or yuzu marmalade (by contrast, fat calls for acid). This saké will also pair well with pan-fried foie gras escalopes, foie gras terrines, a veal escalope Marsala, veal kidneys with Madeira, pasta with cream...

Tasting notes

Colour: slightly straw, hazy appearance
Palate: mellow, silky

Description

The Gozenshu Gen is a light straw colour with a cloudy appearance. On the nose, the notes are initially characteristic of steamed rice, before powerful aromas of candied pear, pear compote and honey emerge, all with an abundance of freshness.
The nose is very "spumante" and gives the impression that one should prepare for a slight effervescence on the palate. The palate is very smooth, sweet, and evokes the Chenin side of the Loire, late harvest wines; an impression of medium-dry softness, pear compote or pear paste, with light hints of salted butter caramel.

Characteristics

Packaging: dark-coloured glass bottle, the colour of the armour of Lord Date Masamune (17th century) of the fief of the present-day Miyagi Prefecture
Storage: refrigerate between +2°C and +10°C
Weight: 500 ml net, 180 ml net
Recommendation: ALCOHOL ABUSE IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEALTH. DRINK RESPONSIBLY. DRINKING ALCOHOL DURING PREGNANCY, EVEN IN SMALL AMOUNTS, CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CHILD'S HEALTH. THE SALE OF ALCOHOL TO PERSONS UNDER 18 IS PROHIBITED
Category: Junmai, Gozenshu, Daiginjo
Product: Saké

Production notes

Alcohol content: 15.5%
Rice polishing ratio "seimaibuai": 50%
Acidity: 3.3
Filtration: natural, fukuro shibori: traditional drip-pressing method: the sake, placed in permeable bags, is collected drop by drop, thus preserving a silky and elegant texture. It is a gravity pressing.
Excise category: I000

Ingredients & nutritional values

Ingredients: Yamasake No. 4 rice (Hyôgo Prefecture), rice kôji

Origin

Origin: Miyagi, Japan
Brewer: KATSUYAMA SUPREME
Producer: KATSUYAMA SUPRÊME SAKÉ

Our advice

Our tip: Rotate the bottle 180 degrees (upside down) 2 or 3 times before opening and serving. The saccharification of the rice starch generates glucose, which has a higher density than the rest of the liquid. The glucose therefore settles at the bottom of the bottle, and this rotation allows it to distribute evenly throughout the bottle.

Katsuyama Sake

A great lover of art and gastronomy, Lord Date Masamune, wishing to secure his supply of sake, tasked six prosperous families with establishing breweries producing premium sake from the finest quality rice. The Isawa family thus founded the house of Katsuyama and crafted artisanal sakes known as Gozenchu, the production of which also helped to supply the lord's armies. Three and a half centuries later, the Isawa family alone carries on this legacy of excellence, now led by the twelfth generation, Jihei Isawa, and continues to supply the Date family — now in its 34th generation — with an exceptional range of nihonshu, including Gozenchu once reserved for lords, renowned for their rarity and incomparable character.