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Tasting Notes
I went in blind when I decided to pull this from the fridge and take a bottle of Sake home for the night. I'd recently been to a Sake class hosted by the importers of this Sake who also import the bulk of what we carry. The sakes we tried on the day were the yeasty, leesy, savoury kind that had very subtle notes of fruit where as this sake from Fukuchiyo Shuzo was the opposite. This sake is made using the top quality Yamada Nishiki rice from Toyama where the rice thrives. This is a much more fruit forward style of Sake that leads with ripe pear, honeydew and rock melon flavours and I suspect it has a couple of grams of residual sugar too. I thoroughly enjoyed this and I think the fruit driven character of the sake would make it an interesting pairing to a very wide variety of starters, seafood and even desserts. - Pete L
Fukuchiyo Shuzo was founded in 1924 and is located south of Saga City in the town of Kashima which faces the Ariake Sea. The Kuramoto [Brewery Owner] Naoki Iimori is also the Toji [Master Brewer] and his aim is to create sake that tastes unique, vibrant and fresh. One of the ways Iimori-san does this is by brewing his sake at low temperatures over a long period. All of Fukuchiyo’s sake are made with a Sokujo moto [modern starter method] which at most breweries would mean a 14-16 day ferment, however Iimori-san doubles this time to around 30-33 days. This ‘slow and low’ ferment creates freshness with body. All of the sake at Fukuchiyo are also Muroka, or made without charcoal filtration. Iimori-san believes that if sake is made with quality ingredients and attention to detail, then charcoal filtration is not required. Nabeshima is the clan name of a prominent Samurai clan of Kyushu that controlled the domain of Saga from the late Sengoku period through to the Edo period. The Nabeshima name was taken by Shigenao Shoni [from the Shoni clan] in the late 15th century when he established himself at Nabeshima in Hizen Province, which today is part of Saga City. The Nabeshima clan played an important role in the region for centuries and Fukuchiyo have named their sake range in their honour. - Importer Note
| Product Type |
Wine Sake |
| Volume |
720ml |
| Country |
Japan |
| Winemaking Practices |
Minimal Intervention |
| Vineyard Practices |
Minimal Intervention |
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