BacchusNY
Tonight's accompaniment is a bottle of this one. After eating lunch late in the afternoon, I was feeling a bit bloated, so I had a cheap bowl of seafood to accompany my sake. When I opened the bottle, the aroma of sweet Japanese pear tickled my nostrils. In the mouth, it was as sweet as juice. The sake's sake strength of -17 is not a bad thing. Yet, the acidity is so strong that it does not stick to the palate, and the aftertaste is refreshing. This sharpness is amazing. If you change to a white wine glass, the sweetness settles down, which is good for those who want to keep the sweetness in check. It has a completely different taste, and is umami in either wine glass.......a delicious sweet white wine when paired with cheese. The seafood bowl and the glass of white wine go so well together that I think the night will go on like this. The most important thing. In our house, we put wine chiller on the bottle, but it is important to drink it chilled! It has to be well chilled!
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