
Uehara Furosen Nakagumi Junmai Ginjo Yamahai MNG (6/25 bottling)
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Using Yamadanishiki rice grown in Shiga prefecture, this junmai ginjo is viscous and robust, with a beautiful balance of juicy fruit notes like half-baked plum, a round softness at the start and end of the palate, and sharp, defining acidity that meanders into bittersweet, single origin chocolate-like intensity and long finish.
From the official website:
Our company was founded in 1862 and has been brewing sake in the snowy northwest of Lake Biwa, bringing out the full flavor of the rice. We mainly brew Yamahai sake, using only temperature manipulation to attract and cultivate the natural yeast within the brewery, a traditional method of brewing sake brewed using the power of nature. We do not use machines to press the sake, but rather use a wooden barrel and balance press, which takes three days and three nights. The sake brewed over two months or more has a nostalgic acidity and a unique flavor with a mellow, firm texture that goes down smoothly, making it a genuine Japanese sake that can be enjoyed both cold and warm.
Sake flavors are not limited to "dry" and "sweet." There is also a flavor called "umakuchi."
The moment you put it in your mouth, the richness and sweetness of the rice spreads throughout your mouth, leaving a refreshing aftertaste as it passes down your throat and quickly disappears. This is truly delicious sake.
Brewery: Uehara Shuzo 上原酒造
Brand: Furosen 不老泉(ふろうせん)
Location: Shiga
Grade: Junmai Ginjo Yamahai Nakagumi Muroka Nama Genshu
Grade (Japanese): 山廃仕込 純米吟醸 中汲み 無濾過生原酒
Rice: Yamada nishiki
Polishing: 55%
Brewing year: 2025
Shubo: Yamahai
Yeast: Natural/airborne
Water: hard
ABV: 17%
Acidity: 2.0
SMV: +1
Storage: refrigeration recommended
Shiga's Uehara Shuzo is an old-school brewery using native yeast, traditional and ancient brewing methods, and focusing on organically grown local Shiga rice. This is a place with history and intensity, and Furosen is their line of sake that abides most closely to the nothing added/nothing removed, "natural sake" ethos.
56.83 YPR (poor)