Japanese Sake List
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Tanaka 1789 x Chartier Blend 001
Tanaka 1789 x Chartier Blend 001
Class: Tokubetsu Junmai
Rice: Yamadanishiki, Miyamanishiki, Kuranohana
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 60%
Brewery Location: Miyagi
Food Pairings: White fish dishes (grilled, steamed, carpaccio, etc.), Shellfish (raw, steamed), Olive oil-based dishes, Rare cheese cake etc.
Tasting Notes: A sake for wine lovers and food pairing. A blend of six sake with different flavors are fine-tuned while maintaining a layered and complex taste. Anise, fresh basil, and a caramel-like aroma is accented by tropical fruit. On the palate, it has a light sweetness and smoothness, but the multi-layered acidity of the blend makes the aftertaste even lighter. Blend 001 is light and fruity like a Sauvignon Blanc when chilled. At room temperature it becomes like Chardonnay, where lactic tones and umami richness come out to play. This difference in experience due to the serving temperatures allow for even greater food pairings.
Size: 500ml
Location: CA Distribution, NY/NJ Distribution
Brewery: Tanaka
Founded: 1789
Profile: The brewery celebrated its 230th anniversary of crafting the world’s finest sake in 2019, and was renamed Tanaka 1789. For more than two centuries, Tanaka 1789 has been producing hand-crafted sakes elaborated by using ancestral and natural methods, giving a complex, rich and singular character to its award-winning sakes made by the best toji (master brewer) using the highest quality rice.A new chapter in Tanaka’s long story was written in 2018. The brewery had invited François Chartier to collaborate. Later on, he was hired as Tanaka’s new Master Blender to work alongside the toji.
