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ZY1 - Junmai Sake SAISAI Sosan amakuchi 15% 720ml

21,00 €

29,17 € / L

Chemical-free cultivation
Remarkable acidity on the finish
Subtle aroma

This sake is made entirely from Gin-no-sato sake rice, a rice produced using a special cultivation method called "rapeseed flower cultivation", which uses healthy soil requiring no herbicides and organic fertilisers made from the pressed lees of rapeseed.

ZY1 - Junmai Sake SAISAI Sosan amakuchi 15% 720ml720ml21,00 €

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Tasting notes

Perfect pairings

We recommend this sake with creamed poultry, goat's cheese, blue-veined cheeses, country-cured ham, a scallop carpaccio, steamed or grilled white fish.

Tasting notes

Colour: pale yellow
Palate: sweet and fruity sake with notes of melon, banana and yellow fruits, lovely fresh acidity

Description

On the nose, fruity, floral, fresh, soft, mellow notes emerge — yellow fruits, banana, ripe melon, pear, yellow peach and very ripe red apple. Subtle lactic notes are also perceived. The palate is rich, smooth, fruity, mellow, pleasant and balanced. We love the freshness, the balanced acidity, the sweetness, and the bitterness on the finish. One finds accents of melon, cereals, unroasted almonds and the typical crispness of the Kumamoto yeast, all very pleasant.

The finish acidity is remarkable. This balanced, very interesting saké is a great pleasure to taste. One appreciates the cereal and rice character. The Saisai offers a beautiful length and a subtle fragrance.

Characteristics

Packaging: green-coloured bottle
Storage: Cellar temperature, below 18°C
Weight: 72 g
Recommendation: ALCOHOL ABUSE IS DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEALTH. DRINK RESPONSIBLY. DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY, EVEN IN SMALL AMOUNTS, CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CHILD'S HEALTH. THE SALE OF ALCOHOL TO PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED
Volume: 720 ml net

Production notes

Pure alcohol volume: 15%
Rice polishing ratio "seimaibuai": 65%
Kobo/yeast/Kyokai: Kumamoto yeast
Acidity: 1.7
Filtration: Yabuta: The Yabuta filter press is a compressed air system fitted with a horizontally developed style originally developed by the YABUTA company. The Yabuta filter press is equipped with superior filtration and dehydration functionality. This system causes no damage to the filtered liquid.
Excise category: W200
Sake Meter Value (SMV): -11

Ingredients & nutritional values

Ingredients: gin-no-sato rice from Kumamoto, malted rice

Origin

Origin: Kumamoto, Japan
Brewer: ZUIYO
Producer: ZUIYO

Zuiyo

Founded in 1867 in Kawashiri, a historic hub of the rice trade under the Hosokawa reign, Zuiyo Co. was the first brewery to transition local production from akazake to sake, playing a major role in its development in Kumamoto, notably through the establishment of the Sake Institute in 1909.

Today led by Kentaro Yoshimura, who is closely involved in production, the house collaborates with local rice farmers to craft award-winning sakes, favouring lightly polished, fertiliser-free rice in order to fully reveal its natural potential. Despite the damage caused by earthquakes, the brewery continued its operations thanks to the support it received, drawing on the consistent groundwater from Aso, and pursues an approach combining the preservation of traditions, innovation, and the promotion of the Kumamoto yeast to create balanced, expressive sakes in harmony with gastronomy.