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Tozai Snow Maiden Sake (720ML)
Tozai Snow Maiden Sake (720ML)

Tozai Snow Maiden Sake (720ML)


Junmai

from Kyoto, Japan

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
International Wine Cellar International Wine Cellar 88 point ratingInternational Wine Cellar International Wine Cellar 88 point rating
Price: $17.29
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Item No. 92158 
winemaker's notes:

This is fairly thick and chewy nigorizake (cloudy sake), but it is still surprisingly dry. The aromas are bright and fresh and they show a lovely ricey and fruity combination. In the mouth, this sake has solid weight and gives the same flavors of fresh fruit and creamy fresh rice that your nose told you about. The finish has a pleasant astringency and is nicely mellow, beckoning you for another mouthful. You will rarely taste a classier Nigori at this price, and this may be the ultimate food-friendly Nigori.

About Snow Maiden
The image on the label is a koi, or Japanese carp. Ornamental domesticated carp have been bred for their bright colors for centuries in Japan. Perhaps the most famous koi is one named Hanako which reportedly lived for 226 years! Hanako translates to "Flower Maiden", but in homage to the long-lived Hanako which lived in the icy waters at the foot of Japan's Mt. Ontake, we have named this sake "Snow Maiden".

alcohol by volume: 14.9%
user reviews:
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Cam Fortin - San Francisco, CA (read all my reviews)
rating (11/14/2011):

Delicious! Having some right now.
DC Wine - Washington, DC (read all my reviews)
rating (11/14/2011):
Not a big fan of this one. Rather milky/chalky in texture, not a lot of finese.
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