Urakasumi Zen Junmai Ginjo 720ml
Urakasumi Zen Junmai Ginjo 720ml
Size: 720ml | ABV: 15%
In 3 words: Clean, smooth minerality
Clean and delicate with fresh juicy pear on the nose but a more savoury taste than your typical ginjo. Medium bodied, this sake has a beautiful velvet-like texture with a nice amount of minerality to finish. Pairs perfectly with a creamy seafood linguine.
Grade: Junmai Ginjo
Brewery: Urakasumi
Region: Miyagi
Rice polishing: 60%
Product Details
Rice variety: Yamada Nishiki, Toyo Nishiki and Hitomebore
Sweet or dry: Medium dry
Body: Medium to full
Acidity*: 1.3
Sake Meter Value +4
Amino acids**: 1.0
Food Pairing: Fish and chips, Scallops, Seafood pasta, Salt and pepper squid
Serving temp: Chilled to Room Temperature
Dietary: No sulfites, no preservatives. vegetarian, vegan
The Brewery
Urakasumi
Urakasumi, located in the town of Shiogama, Miyagi prefecture, on Japan's North East coast, translates in English as “Misty Bay” (ura is “bay” and kasumi is “mist”), simply capturing its picturesque seaside surroundings.
At a glance:
195 year old, 13th generation family-run brewery
37 Gold Prizes in Annual Japan Sake Awards & won more Gold Prizes than any other sake producer in Japan.
Medalled every year in the London IWC (International Wine Challenge) since 2007
Painstakingly rebuilt after being devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011
*Higher acidity generally indicates a drier, thicker flavour, whereas lower acidity generally indicates a sweeter/crisp flavour.
**Amino Acid indicates the level of Umami. Higher amino acid content generally means a richer taste; less amino acid generally means light and sophisticated taste.