Tengunmai Yamahai Jikori Junmai

Tengunmai Yamahai Jikori JunmaiThe Tengumai Yamahai is named after long nosed goblins, or Tengu, in Japanese folk lore. "Tengumai" roughly translates to "tengu dance". This sake is a harmonious amber brew with a unique, almost mushroom like scent to compliment its earthy tones, which calls up images of forests. The more you drink the more subtly you'll pick up on, from buttery tones to a walnut like sensation. These flavors go hand in hand with the acidity and dryness to epitomize

It is a complex

there is good balance between the acidic tension associated with its terroir of origin and the natural full body of the varietal and its ageing

juicy finish

Grapes: 76% Merlot

Full of umami and barley flavours

ripe plums and fresh red raspberries

Grape: 85% Merlot

it is ideal in combination with game dishes

Delicate white chocolate notes are joined by darker liquorice hints and a tiny touch of barrel char smokiness

Grape: 100% Frappato

Bright fruit flavours combined with an intense complexity

and balanced by the honeyed sweetness and fruitiness