Kaori
The color is slightly yellowish.
The aroma gives a strong impression of chocolate and cocoa. This is the first time I have encountered a sake with such a chocolate-like aroma. The aroma alone is so strong that it is hard to believe it is sake.
After a little time, the aroma reminds one of sourness. The aroma reminded me of a unique sourness, perhaps derived from brewer's yeast, like vinegar. The overall impression is that it is unique, but sweet and softly integrated.
The taste is completely different from the impression of the aroma.
The attack is full-bodied and sweet. There is a firm umami from a very early stage of spreading, and although the acidity is also firm, it is not "fresh" or "lively," but rather a slow acidity that accompanies the full-bodied, umami flavor. The 80% milling ratio of the rice makes for a complex wine with many flavor elements. The elegant taste, which is perhaps derived from the oak barrels, has a slow and elegant tannin-like bitterness, and the woody after-flavor on the nose adds to the complexity. All of the flavor elements are strong, and the overall quality of the wine is very robust and drinkable.
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