Niizawa Kizashi Junmai Daiginjo
NIIZAWA KIZASHI 純米大吟醸Niizawa — Niizawa Jozoten, Miyagi
Sweetness set between Niizawa Junmai Daiginjo and Zankyo Super7, with a youthful character.
Specifications
- Type
- Junmai Daiginjo
- Rice
- Kura no Hana
- Rice polishing ratio
- 7%
- Yeast
- Not disclosed
- Alcohol
- 16%
- Sake meter value
- +0
- Acidity
- 1.4
Flavor profile Juku-shu
Juku-shu — aromatic and full-bodied, including aged sake
The 7% polishing of this junmai daiginjo points to a high, fruity aroma, while the strong rice and koji umami described by the brewery adds richness. An acidity of 1.4 and an SMV of 0 give a softer, mildly sweet and fuller impression.
Estimated by AI from the published specifications and the brewery's description; your impression may differ.
About
Released in 2015 as a sake created in collaboration with contemporary art. Since then, it has been produced every year with the cooperation of a range of artists, up to the present. At highly polished rice ratios, koji production becomes extremely difficult, and it becomes harder to draw out the umami derived from koji. With KIZASHI, however, the brewery succeeded in drawing out about 1.5 times the rice umami of Zankyo Super7, which is also polished to a 7% rice polishing ratio, making this a technically accomplished bottle. Storing it refrigerated allows it to age beautifully. A rare bottle, limited to 1,000 bottles per year. (The label changes every year.) 2023 Art Work Suzuki Yasuhiro, Fastener Boat (2001/2008) --- Suzuki Yasuhiro was born in 1979 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and graduated from Tokyo Zokei University. His artwork continues to reexamine everyday objects and natural phenomena, discovering new relationships between things that are not normally connected. Awards: - Feminalise World Wine Competition 2024, Junmai Daiginjo category, Gold Medal: Niizawa Kizashi 2023 - Singapore Sake Challenge 2023, Silver Medal: Niizawa Kizashi 2021 - Singapore Sake Challenge 2023, Silver Medal: Niizawa Kizashi 2022 - All-America Nihonshu Kanpyokai 2023, Daiginjo A category, Gold Medal: Niizawa Kizashi 2022 - International Wine Challenge 2023, Gold Medal and Trophy Award - International Sake Challenge 2022, Best of Show - Luxembourg Sake Challenge 2022, Gold Medal - MILANO SAKE CHALLENGE 2022, Best Design Award - Spain Spirits International Competition 2022, Gold Medal - Oriental Sake Award 2022, Silver Medal
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