• Atago no matsu Tokubetsu Junmai (720ml)
  • Atago no matsu Tokubetsu Junmai (720ml)

Atago no matsu Tokubetsu Junmai (720ml) あたごのまつ 特別純米

2023 International Wine Challenge Junmai Trophy Champion!

Fine Sake Award 2023

Very complex umami unfolding on the finish with crisp & fresh acidity. Extremely food-friendly, even with spicy dishes.

style
crisp and refreshing
availability
year round
on the palate
refreshing acidity & complex umami
on the nose
melons & white momo
RPR (Rice Polishing Ratio)
60%
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brewed by a very talented young female Toji, Nanami Watanabe, a champion sake from the IWC 2023 brewery of the year, Niizawa Shuzo

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Characteristics特徴

Prefecture
miyagi
Rice
miyagi local rice
Alcohol
15%
SMV (Sake Meter Value)
+3
Acidity
1.6
Water Source
subsoil water from zao mountain range
Yeast
miyagi kobo

How to enjoy楽しみ方

Recommended pairings
chilli crab | chicken tandoori
Serving temperature
8°-12° ; 38°-50°
Serving vessels
nousaku ochoko

Niizawa Sake Brewing Company 株式会社新澤醸造店

The brewery has been a pioneer for rice polishing. Working with their local variety of sake rice, contract cultivated Kura no Hana, Niizawa accomplished a record-breaking polishing ratio of 7% in 2015 after 350 hours of slow polishing. They then carefully brewed the Zankyo Super 7 and matured it for 1 year at below 0 temperatures to create the first product of its kind on the market. Subsequently, the brewery has taken the challenge even further by polishing its Kura no Hana down to the pin prick of the core of the grain at a jaw dropping .85 percent, the polishing process taking 5297 hours and 34 minutes, approximately 7 straight months of polishing, in the machine. The Reikyo, qualified as having a 0 percent polishing ratio, is a triumph and the winner of the ultimate rice polishing competition.