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Sake Ono

Sake Ono
Junmai Daiginjo

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Fish Shellfish Vegetables

Category: Junmai Daiginjo Sake

Date Tasted:
Country: Japan
Alcohol: 15%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$49

Sake Ono
Junmai Daiginjo

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Fish Shellfish Vegetables

Category: Junmai Daiginjo Sake

Date Tasted:
Country: Japan
Alcohol: 15%
Silvery emerald straw color. Aromas and flavors of dehydrated pineapple blossoms, dried mango and papaya, sarsaparilla root, and snow pea with a velvety, lively, dry medium body and a tingling, intricate, medium-long finish with notes of salted pineapple, orange and snow pea, dried papaya, mango, and edible flowers, and delicate spiced almonds. Fruity, floral, savory, and complex in all of the right ways; delicate and crisp with enough heft on the palate to hold up to food pairings making this sake just all around delightful.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: dehydrated pineapple blossoms, dried mango and papaya, sarsaparilla root, and snow pea
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of salted pineapple, orange and snow pea, dried papaya, mango, and edible flowers, and delicate spiced almonds
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Sushi, Tempura, Swiss
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Fruity, floral, savory, and complex in all of the right ways; delicate and crisp with enough heft on the palate to hold up to food pairings making this sake just all around delightful.

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94 Sake Ono Junmai Daiginjo 15% (Japan) $49.00.

Junmai Daiginjo Sake

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Serve in a Stemless Wine Glass
Junmai Daiginjo’s have at least 50% of the outer hull milled away. Some high end Junmai Daiginjo’s actually get down to 65% of the hull removed. How much of the outer hull of the rice kernel is a major determinant of the final quality of the saké. The more of the hull that’s removed the higher the quality of the saké and generally the price of it as well. The term "Junmai" literally translates into “pure rice”. This is the older, more traditional method of brewing sake. Junmai Daiginjo saké can only contain four ingredients: rice, water, yeast and koji.

Pair these sakes with sushi, fusion cuisine or even scallops or pork chops.