720ml Nishide Shuzo '100 Year' Junmai Daiginjo Sake, Japan NV Coteaux Champenois with just enough lees stirring

with just enough lees stirring to add richness to the midpalate without sacrificing fruit intensity

with sturdy tannins providing an age-worthy backbone complemented by refreshing acidity

91 Pts Jeb Dunnuck

It has a luminous straw yellow colour

Waves of succulent black cherry and mulberry fruit drape over a subtly piercing mineral aspect

720ml Nishide Shuzo '100 Year' Junmai Daiginjo Sake, Japan NV Coteaux Champenois with just enough lees stirringIshikawas 17th century Kutani Yaki porcelain artwork gracing this bottle helps tell the story that this sake has been made with local ingredients only. Discovered 100 years ago, the yeast known as kuratsuki kobo is especially unique as it exists naturally within the brewery itself, and is therefore only found in Nishides sakes. This Junmai Daiginjo exhibits notes of apricot and young banana that starts off soft and mild, giving way to the smooth umami