Junmai Daiginjo Sake 'Aiyama' Shishi no Sato

Brewery: Matsuura Shuzo • Prefecture: Kanazawa • Rice: Grade A Aiyama from Yokowa milled to 50% • Sake Meter Value: +3 • Acidity: 1.3 • Yeast: Kanazawa #1401 • ABV: 16-17%

• Bouquet of aromas like freshly cut apple, pear and white peach. Gorgeously expansive on the palate, layers of flavor resolving to a soft but crisp finish.
• Pairs well with delicate flavors, especially good with caviar/fish roe or shellfish like sea urchin, crab and raw oysters. 
• Often called the “Diamond” of sake rice, Aiyama is a rare variety sought after by breweries and reserved for their most limited releases. Produces full bodied sake with excellent acidity.

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