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The previous sake I drank from Oyataka Shuzo was Shoryu Horai Kimoto Jungin Omachi and Zanzou Horai Dry Junmai, which was a ridiculously dry and dry one. I had been curious about this one for a while, so I took the plunge and bought a bottle to try.
The aroma was just as the label said, with a refined and juicy fruity aroma like LaFrance. The aroma is very delicious.
I had expected it to have a punchier flavor, but in fact it was soft and mellow, not at all to heavy at all.
The elegant fruity and lush impression is refreshing all the way through. I think it is more accurate to call it dry than dry. It is a strange sake that does not give the impression of being light because it has a strong umami flavor.
What is this humble addictiveness?
Frankly speaking, it can be paired with just about any kind of food, and the unusually wide range of foods it can be paired with is comparable to Seibu's Genda. I am sure there is something that goes with it absolutely, but it is more difficult to find something that doesn't go with it relatively than to find something that does.
Compared to the previous two, this one has less umami and punch, but it has a better sense of balance and a gentler feel on the tongue. For drinking a bottle of this wine, the slow deterioration and the feeling of never getting tired of it are unexpectedly important. It's not so subtle, but it's secretly impressive.
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