Sogga pere et filsヌメロ シス[Numéro six] ノーマルロット
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I received a bottle of Numero Sisu from Sogapeur et Fis.
This sake is produced by the winery only during the winter months.
It is made entirely from Miyamanishiki grown in Nagano Prefecture and brewed in the classic ikamatake style. They also make sake using yeasts No. 1 to No. 5, which are not even kept by the Japan Brewers Association.
The sake we received this time was produced in March 2024.
I was lucky enough to be able to purchase both the Domaine Ikeda lot and the normal lot, the latter of which I was able to purchase.
The manufacturer's quality guarantee expires at the end of May. Even though it is stored below freezing, it has been 9 months since purchase and 6 months since the expiration date.
Perhaps this in-house storage was a good thing, because at the time of tasting it tasted fresh at best, or green and hard depending on how you look at it, but it seemed to have lost some of its angularity, softened, and gained a fruitier feel. Perhaps it is a preconceived notion, but while there are apple-like nuances typical of Nagano sake, you can also enjoy the fresh acidity of a white wine.
According to the label on the back, after the quality assurance period, it "may become a SAKE with a super-geeky aroma and taste." But personally, I was lucky because it changed in the direction I liked.
I guess it is about time for it to start appearing again this year.
I hope I will be able to encounter it somewhere.
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