Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Negami Brewery-Kinmei Junmai Ginjo-Sunshu Gotemba-Fujisanroku No Jizake

What I particularly like about Negami Brewery in Gotemba City is that they try hard promoting localculture and economy!

And their labels are both cute retro and artistically modern!
This time it is definitely retro with a beautiful Mount Fuji indicated under the name “Fuji Sankoku no Jizake/富士山麓の地酒, that is a sake made on Mount Fuji and the nearby mountains!

A beautiful Japanese crane for luck!
They also mention the region name, Sunsyu Gotemba/駿州御殿場!

They also take the pain to announce its junmai ginjo on top of the bottle!

Rice milled down to 55%
Alcohol: 15~16 degrees
Bottled in June 2012

Clarity: Very clear
Color: Light golden hue
Aroma: Assertive. Fruity. Pears, banana, green apples.
Body: Fluid. A little sirupy
Taste: Well-rounded attack backed with strong junmai petillant.
Complex and fruity: starts with pears and banana to finish with strong green apples. Faint coffee beans and dark chocolate peeking out on further sips.
Takes a flight on a very dry note.
Marries well with food. Varies little but gets even drier with an appearance from macadamia nuts and almonds.

Overall: In spite of its elevated status, this is a sake that can be enjoyed equally on its own or with food, although it will gets markedly drier with the latter.
I drank it both slightly chilled and at room temperature.
Chilled, it would make for a beautiful fruity aperitif, especially if combined with with light taste appetizers such as asparagus.
Complex facets would surge out more easily at room temperature, though!
Another sake so worthy of discovery!

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