Housen Nami no Oto Junmai Ginjo Leiro Sake

Housen Nami no Oto Leiro Sake is a crisp and very fruity Junmai Ginjo Sake. The rice polishing degree is 55%. It is intense and complex, with a full, beautiful rice aroma and a delicate umami flavor unfolding from the outset. It is made from 100 percent Toyonishiki rice from Miyagi Prefecture. 

Description

Housen Nami no Oto Jumai Ginjo Leiro Sake is produced by the Sasaki Sake Brewery in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture. The brewery was established in 1871. Miyagi Sake is considered one of the highest quality in Japan and has also won numerous awards. Unfortunately, the devastating tsunami in 2011 hit the prefecture hard, and the Sasaki Brewery was almost completely destroyed. But in the following winter of 2012, Sasaki built a temporary brewery and began brewing sake again. The Sake Kura has since been completely rebuilt on its old site. Now, at Sasaki, 150 years of experience meets the latest technology, making the sake more exciting than ever. Nami No Oto Leiro Sake impresses with an intense aroma of ripe fruits such as melon and pear, but is quite dry, smooth and crisp at the same time. The finish reveals lactic notes of cheesecake. The beautiful umami notes round out this excellent Junmai Ginjo. This sake should definitely be enjoyed well chilled. We recommend a special sake glass or, alternatively, a white wine glass. 

In food pairing, Leiro sake pairs very well with meat and grilled fish, as well as beef carpaccio and cheese. "Housen" means "treasure ship," and "Nami no Oto" means "sound of the waves."

Tasting Notes

Nose : Ripe fruit of melon and pear.

Taste: Rice flavor, umami, cheesecake.

Character: Fresh, crisp, light Astringent, complex, full-bodied.

Learn more about sake from Miyagi Prefecture here .

Japanese Junmai Ginjo Sake
Rice polishing degree: 55%
Rice type: Toyonishiki (Miyagi)
Sake Meter Value: -1
Net capacity: 720 ml
Alc.: 15% vol
Sale only to adults
Importer: Ginza Berlin GmbH, Pfalzburger Straße 20, 10719 Berlin

About Sasaki Sake Brewery

Sasaki Shuzo was founded in 1871 in Natori in the Yuriage district of Miyagi Prefecture. Sake Kura is run by two brothers in the fifth generation. While the younger brother, Toji, is responsible for sake production, the older brother takes care of the overall management and administration of the brewery. Like almost every sake brewery in Miyagi, the devastating tsunami in 2011 hit the Sasaki brewery very hard. The company headquarters building, which was a registered tangible cultural asset of Japan, was completely destroyed. Fortunately, the production warehouse, located on a slightly elevated area, was spared by the tsunami. The two brothers received support from all over the country to rebuild the brewery. First, a temporary brewery was built in the Natori City Reconstruction Industrial Park to resume production. In 2019, a new sake brewery was built at the old site. The new brewery now combines state-of-the-art technology with five generations of experience, making Sasaki sake more exciting than ever before. The town of Natori is blessed with the best water from the river of the same name and the Abukuba River. Sasaki uses almost exclusively local rice from Miyagi Prefecture for its sake.