Type
Banjo Jozo · Aichi
Kamoshibito Kuheiji "Sauvage" 2023-2024 Vintage
$48.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Omachi (50%)
Prefecture
Aichi
Flavor profileEach scale is our tasting-room read on where this bottle sits between two extremes — dry to sweet, light to full-bodied, soft to acidic, and subtle to aromatic. These are subjective, however, and will shift with food, serveware & temp.
DrySweetBalanced dry: reads as dry, with a little bit of softness, or maybe a fruit/brown sugar note that tempers the impression of dryness. Most people will read "2" as dry.
LightFullLight: lean and easy, mellow, has enough flavor and umami to give it character but generally really easy to drink. This is the most common weight for junmai ginjo/ginjo sake.
SoftAcidicAbove-average acidity, an important part of this sake's character, but nowhere near sour/tart. Lift, refreshing. When paired with higher sweetness, it creates a juicy, ripe impression.
SubtleAromaticSubtle aroma: if you stick your nose in, you'll get a few quiet notes of fruit, grains, nuts & rice. Aroma isn't a big part of this sake's character. An aromatically quiet sake can still have a powerful flavor, though.
An emblematic cuvee honoring Okayama Omachi rice. Sauvage (Wild) is worked according to the same principles as Kuheiji Eau du Désir (Yamadanishiki) using a higher-temperature fermentation which allows the extraction of primary aromas.
In these conditions the Omachi reveals all its power, its ample and fatty profile. The aroma of clean chanterelle and enoki mushrooms derived from koji give way to undergrowth and ripe fruit at the end. With less tension than Yamadanishiki, Sauvage surprises by its volume and texture, which comes to invade each area of the palate. A gorgeous sake produced within the classification of Junmai Daiginjo.
Omachi is the oldest sake rice, discovered in 1859 years ago and was named Nihon Kusa by the discerning stroller who discovered it. Said to be a farmer returning to Akaiwa, Okayama from his pilgrimage to Mt. Daisen, he noticed the particular aspect of this wild rice, longer than the average, and brought back two stalks. Now called Omachi, its characteristic size makes it susceptible to lodging (falling over) which led to it being described as "the man who stands in the rice fields, and following bad weather, the man bent over during his labor."
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Specifications
Region: Chubu
Type: Junmai Daiginjo & Daiginjo
Style: Modern
Rice: Omachi (50%)
ABV: 16%
Yeast: Proprietary
Size: 720ml
Shipping
Available nationwide to states and counties that permit alcohol. No sales tax (Oregon). Flat-rate case shipping; in-store pickup available.
Pick up in person
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