Japanese Sake List
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Nanbu Bijin Black Label Junmai Daiginjo
Nanbu Bijin Black Label Junmai Daiginjo
Class: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 35%
Brewery Location: Iwate
Food Pairings: White Fish Sashimi, Oysters, Delicate Shrimp, Steamed Fish, Poached Chicken, Soba Noodles, Olives.
Tasting Notes: One of the best sake from Nanbu Bijin, featuring a gorgeous aroma of fresh and juicy orange, melon, pear, and zesty pineapple. The fruitiness follows through to the palate with the refreshing flavor of apples and the umami-rich sweetness of rice come together in a long-lasting, beautiful, and clean finish. An elegant sake for special celebrations as well as everyday meals. Served in the first-class cabin of Japan Airlines.
Awards:
2018 - Sake Competition Junmai Daiginjo Category, Gold
Size: 720ml
Location: CA Distribution
Brewery: Nanbu Bijin
Founded: 1902
Profile: The brewery was established in 1902, and the Nanbu Bijin brand name came to be in 1951. The Iwate area used to be called Nanbu (South), and is a place rich with nature, abundant water and fertile soil. In Japan, most breweries of the time made quite rough, inelegant, sweet sake, but this brewery wanted to make clean & beautiful sake like a fair southern maiden. Hence, the name Nanbu Bijin, or Southern Beauty.
