Manotsuru Maho Daiginjo Sake
WHY WE LOVE IT
- Eco-friendly farming.
- Brewing of Manotsuru is mainly done by hand.
- Premium sake from the Niigata prefecture – considered by many to be the best place in the world to find high quality sake.
Varietal Composition: 100% Rice Sake
Elaboration: This is Daiginjo sake.
Grade: Daiginjo (ultra-premium quality sake)
Nihonshu-do: +1 to +3 (slightly sweet)
Seimaibuai: 35% (65% of the rice milled away)
Rice: Yamada – Nishiki
Yeast: k1801
Acidity: 1.0
Tasting Notes: This perennial gold medal winning Daiginjo has clean and fresh aromas, with notes of anise. It doesn’t get any better than this. Enjoy this extremely rare, once-in-a-lifetime sake.
PRESS
Gold Medal National Sake Awards Japan (2019)
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
Obata Shuzo has been hand-making boutique premium sake since its founding in 1892, using pure, soft groundwater and world-famous sake rice. The kura is still owned and managed by the Obata family (Rumiko Obata). The toji (master brewer) is the acclaimed Kenya Kudo. The brewery has received multiple Gold Medals at the National New Sake Competition and the International Wine Challenge.