Sakata Shuzo Junmai Sake “Rice Label” Jokigen Sake 720 ml
Availability: 5 in stock
$19.99
A fruity Junmai sake in the classic Yamagata style
Aroma of fresh toasted grains mixed with lush tropical fruit. Medium full body, beautiful glossy texture, notes of fresh apple, muscat grape, soft but dry finish.
Pair with slightly richer dishes: grilled fatty salmon, roast chicken, Thai red curry.
An atypically fruity Junmai, Jokigen brings out all the glossy texture and tropical potential of Yamada Nishiki rice to produce a sake with vibrancy and character.
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Sakata (literally “sake-field”) is a northern Japanese port where the Mogami river brings rice and other agricultural bounty from Yamata’s interior to the Sea of Japan to then ship throughout the country. The high concentration of rice warehouses led to a development of a robust sake making culture.
Sakata Shuzo was formed in 1946 when the five small breweries in the town of Sakata decided to merge together to pool resources and start distributing sake nationally instead of competing over the local market. The combined brewery has since established a reputation as the leading producer in Yamagata of premium grade sake with close to 80% of the sake they produce being honjozo grade or higher and are a leader in the labor intensive kimoto style as well.
