Daisekkei Summer Junmai Ginjo
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This Summer release Junmai Ginjo is brewed with Nagano grown Miyama Nishiki rice and pasteurized once in bottle. It's by far the lightest and most minerally-crisp of the natsuzake this year... almost nothing on the nose besides the smell of a mountain meadow's flowing waters, while the palate is this perplexing, subtle yet complex mix of raw pumpkin, bitter melon, granite (ever gone backpacking in the Sierra Nevada range and filtered yourself some water?)...dry, a little salty, a little minty, lemongrass... with a wave of umami on the finish.
“I devote my life to making sake and always think about sake first. I personally control every aspect of the brewing to ensure the whole process runs happily”
-Toji Mamoru Nagase
Brewery: Daisekkei Shuzo, 大雪渓
Est. 1898
Location: Ikeda, Nagano Prefecture
Rice: Miyama Nishiki
Polish: 59%
Yeast: Association #701 and #1001
SMV: +3
Acidity: 1.7
ABV: 15%
Pasteurization: Once in bottle
Located beneath the silver ridges of the Northern Alps, in the vast grain belt of Azumino with its abundant spring water, our sake has long been popular under the brands "Kikyo Masamune" and "Seikozakura". At that time, the company was called "Ikeda Brewery Limited Partnership Company", but after the war (1949), the name was changed to "Daisekkei". In 1953, our sake won the top prize at Japan's National New Sake Tasting Competition, and was also selected as a gift sake for the Imperial Family. The master brewer at the time, Hanaoka Jukanji, received the Yellow Ribbon Medal in 1966.
The brand name "Daisekkei" was chosen in honor of the magnificent scenery of Mt. Shirouma, where one of the three largest snowfields in Japan is located. Our standard products, "Josen" and "Kuradashi", feature aerial photographs of this magnificent natural scenery. The calligraphy style was created by Oka Fumoto, an Araragi school poet with ties to our brewery. Oka Fumoto was a disciple of Masaoka Shiki and the teacher of our company's previous president, Usui Kazuo. The calligraphy style for "Daisekkei" was written by Oka at the Usui family home, where he passed away.
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