Type
Yucho Shuzo · Nara
Kaze no Mori Tsuyuhakaze "Black Label 807" Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu
$36.00
No sales tax — Oregon
Rice
Tsuyuhakaze (Nara)
Prefecture
Nara
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.
LightFullMedium: a bit of richness or creaminess, heft, more flavor intensity, more presence, sometimes higher alcohol or sweetness. A lot of namazake sits here.
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.
SubtleAromaticModerate aroma: noticeable from the glass. Most often, moderate intensity aromas are either ginjo-ka (fruit, florals) or koshu-ka (nuts, mushroom, brown sugar).
Tropical notes of ripe mango, muscat, baked pineapple, taffy-like bananas foster froyo, half-dried apricot, and jasmine tea. And yet, it’s neither too intensely aromatic nor sweet. There is a chewy density of fruit but a refreshing lightness at the same time. Chobei-san says it has toromii: richness, length, but not weight.
Dense, chewy, and yet light and refreshing, Kaze no Mori Tsuyuhakaze 807 is a testament to the unique brewing methods utilized by Yucho Shuzo and their ability to create tension between the low polish rice (80%--typically heavy, dense, umami-rich), the tight and coarse mineral-rich water, and the effervescent lightness of a freshly-pressed namazake.
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Specifications
Region: Kansai
Type: Junmai
Style: Namazake, Modern, Sparkling
Rice: Tsuyuhakaze (Nara)
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 80%
ABV: 17%
SMV: 0
Acidity: 2
Yeast: #7
Size: 720ml
Shipping
Available nationwide to states and counties that permit alcohol. No sales tax (Oregon). Flat-rate case shipping; in-store pickup available.
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