SAKE RICE: YAMADANISHIKI
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 16%
POLISHED RICE RATIO: 40%

OPEN THE BOTTLE AND POUR IT INTO A GLASS; THE WINE APPEARS PALE GOLD; DUE TO ITS SLIGHT CARBONATION, SMALL BUBBLES CAN BE SEEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GLASS, VERY ROMANTIC. THE AROMA IS OF CHEESE, CREAM, AND MINERALS, WITH A HINT OF SPICINESS. ON THE PALATE, IT IS A PERFECT COMBINATION OF BANANA AND RICE FLAVORS, WITH A FULL-BODIED TEXTURE; THE MOUTHFEEL IS AS SMOOTH AS CREAM, SLIDING EFFORTLESSLY IN THE MOUTH, WITH A MATURE ELEGANCE. THE FINISH HAS A TOUCH OF BITTERNESS, A SLIGHT SPICY KICK, SUFFICIENT ACIDITY YET WELL-BALANCED. THE AFTERTASTE IS LONG-LASTING, WITH A LINGERING SWEETNESS AND RICE-LIKE FLAVORS SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE TONGUE.

MY PERSONAL SUGGESTION IS THAT PAIRING WITH OYSTERS AND SEA URCHIN CAN COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER, AND IT CAN ALSO BE PAIRED WITH GRILLED SCALLOPS OR WHITE-FLESHED FISH.