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Sakura Junmai Ginjo Sake

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Fish Shellfish Vegetables

Category: Junmai Ginjo Sake

Date Tasted:
Country: Japan
Alcohol: 14.5%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$24

Wesake
Sakura Junmai Ginjo Sake

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Fish Shellfish Vegetables

Category: Junmai Ginjo Sake

Date Tasted:
Country: Japan
Alcohol: 14.5%
Silvery straw color. Aromas and flavors of dusty pear skin, compressed strawberry compote, fermented grasses and seaweed, and English cucumber with a velvety, vibrant, dry medium body and a tingling, appealing, medium-long finish with notes of dried white flowers, seaweed and oxidized pear, vanilla and anise, and melon rind. An elegant balance of fruity and savory notes with a hint of tannic texture makes this a fine choice for sushi and tempura dishes.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: dusty pear skin, compressed strawberry compote, fermented grasses and seaweed, and English cucumber
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of dried white flowers, seaweed and oxidized pear, vanilla and anise, and melon rind
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: with food
Recipes Pairing: Sushi, Tempura, Swiss
Bottom Line Bottom Line: An elegant balance of fruity and savory notes with a hint of tannic texture makes this a fine choice for sushi and tempura dishes.
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88 • Wesake Junmai Ginjo Sake 13% (Japan) $4.00.
92 • Wesake Sakura Junmai Ginjo Sake 14.5% (Japan) $24.00.
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Junmai Ginjo Sake

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Serve in a Stemless Wine Glass
About
Junmai Ginjo Sake
A junmai ginjo sake is a very particular type of sake. Junmai refers to a sake that is a pure rice wine, one that does not have any distilled alcohol added. Ginjo refers to the fact that at least 40% of the rice polished away during the brewing process. This process for a ginjo sake is done at lower temperatures, which takes longer, but produces a sake that is light and fragrant with greater complexity.

A junmai ginjo sake is considered a "super premium" sake, which represents less than 10% of all sake. Along with traditional foods paired with sake, such as sushi or Asian cuisine, a junmai ginko sake also marries well with roast turkey or even leg of lamb.

Wesake Sakura Junmai Ginjo Sake rating was calculated by to be 92 points out of 100 on 8/13/2024. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.