Type: JUNMAI GINJO
Alcohol content: 15%
Sake Meter Value: +2 (slightly dry)
Moisture content: 58% (very polished)
Operating temperature: from 8° C to 40° C
Ingredients: water, rice, koji
DESCRIPTION
Junmai Ginjo produced in a limited edition, with water from the Fushimi spring in Kyoto, famous for its extreme sweetness, and with Iwai rice, a type of sakamai originating from the early 1900s, whose cultivation was disappearing due to difficulties both in growing the rice and in its use for Sake production. However, the Fushimi Sake Brewers Association worked with the Kyoto prefectural government to revive this fantastic rice, improving its cultivation. Thus, this rice can now boast cultivation carried out by expert growers, without the use of pesticides or other chemicals, with the aim of preserving the delicate taste of Iwai to the fullest.
The result is therefore a round and balanced Sake, with typical aromas of the Junmai Ginjo category: fresh and ripe fruit, with a pleasantly rich and persistent taste, with umami notes on the finish, that is, a very rich palate.
We like it because on the palate it is very rich, yet refined. Iwai literally means "celebration," so why not make a nice toast with a glass of Tomio Iwai?!?! Kanpai!
FOOD PAIRING
It goes well with light and delicate dishes such as white fish, white meats, or pork seasoned lightly.
CURIOSITY'
For the name of this Sake, Tomio, the producer was inspired by the Four Chinese Classical Texts. The name means "those who are rich in spirit will enjoy a long and happy life." Since 1983, when the company first presented Tomio at the Annual Japan Sake Awards, their flagship Sake has won as many as 15 gold medals.
