Local sake from the deep snow environment of Nechitani.
It was like Yamahai but did not have a strong acidity.
Delicious with careful sake making.
It is aged for three years. Many of the sake here are aged.
Watanabe Sake Brewery was featured in the Bratamori's Ito Shizugen no Kai. You can sense their careful approach to sake making.
Although it is a daiginjo, the flavor of the rice can be felt well.
This time it is Nechi Nechi Otokoyama's Nechi Nechi Valley Gohyakumangoku 2019BY.
It is a sake from Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture.
Nechi is a Nechiozan Nechi Valley Domaine sake.
I stopped by for a drink after work because of the holiday weekend 😎.
It is served cold.
It has a pale yellow appearance.
The nose has aromas of mushrooms, sweet chocolate, and soy sauce.
From the soft mouthfeel, there is an excellent balance between the clear, caramelized sweet umami and refreshing acidity, with a beautiful finish where the bitterness slowly builds from the acidity and finishes with a sharp finish.
With all due respect, I had no idea that this was such a beautifully aged sake, and I was very impressed after taking a sip.
It is a sake that I am glad to have encountered, as it is able to express such a beautiful and deep state of maturity in cold sake.
And, it is a pleasure to have found it,
While I wrote that I stopped by for a cup of sake,
I actually drank Kaze no Mori Weeks 2024, Gorin, and Nechi.
Isn't that a pretty drunken course?
Well, I'm a happy drunk 🤣.
Good evening, Mr. Hirupeko.
I think it might be a cafe and liquor store in Dojima 🧐 It was a little different label, but the Nechi I had at the event was delicious 😋.
Good morning, bouken ☀Yes, it's the Osare Cafe in Dojima! I didn't know about Nechi and I'm glad I got to drink it 👍They didn't sell the 2019BY, but they did sell a slightly more shallow aged version 😊.
I would say it still has some ageing potential - or it need to be rested enough before drinking. When it is freshly poured into glass, the taste is very reserved with only slight umami and minerals felt. After airing for over an hour, it finally shows the strength of rice, both raw and cooked rice. Also tastes like roasted nuts and chestnuts are spot. Much more enjoyable in the end!
It is like Echigo-Tsumari sake. It is very light. After Corona is a new thing, but before Corona, I was not much interested in drinking out and was a home drinker. Now, I always drink it on business trips. Finally, I drink on the way to a stopover. I also go to local liquor stores. I have completely changed.
But still, Niigata was a kingdom. Next month I will be in Iwate, and the month after that in Niigata. I am looking forward to it.
Hello, WOM.
Corona has increased your interest in drinking out instead of being a home drinker 😁✨✨.
I'm sure you'll be able to get through a tough business trip when you have the pleasure of drinking! I guess 🎵
It's the Kingdom of Niigata 😊.
This one today: ✌️
Another bottle of Nechi-Osan I bought when I traveled a while ago: ☺️
I was looking forward to buying this one as my main purchase - 🥰.
From the label, you can feel the confidence that the rice, water, sake brewing, and bottling was done in this land, and I like that about it: 👍️
The taste is not so modern! But it tasted delicious and polite 🍷🥰🍷.
Good morning, Jun 😃.
I have never had Nechiozan yet 🥲 but the label is tasteful like a print picture 🖼️! I guess you can feel the local flavor inside too 🤗.
Good evening, Jay & Nobby: ☺️
I enjoyed it 🥰.
When I see a sake I've never had or don't know about, I choose it based on the label, so the appearance is also important 💞.
This is the fourth sake of the day.
I think that's it for today.
It's so refreshing and has a great sharpness. Easy to drink. Delicious! Thank you all for your hard work today, and myself as well! Let's work moderately hard again tomorrow.