No. 210INDEX / 321
Ecru
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H2 2023
The unsung hero holding Aramasa up
SCOREOverall score
83pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Akita Sake Komachi
- Polishing ratio
- 60%
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- kimoto (traditional starter method), kioke shikomi (brewed in wooden vats)
- List price
- ¥1,980
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste3.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money4.0
Numata's report
Taste3.5
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.5
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
We introduce the 2022 vintage of Ecru, the entry-level label in Aramasa Shuzo's Colors lineup. The aroma is like Japanese pear (nashi) and muscat grape. You can sense the mellow, fresh-cream-like quality that comes from kimoto, and a restrained cedar nuance from the kioke (wooden vat). Its clean, light character is a flavour you could call Aramasa's signature style. The sweetness is toned down slightly, making this a drier finish for Aramasa.