No. 298INDEX / 321
Ecru ２０２３
Aramasa Shuzo, Akita
Reviewed in H1 2024
The kioke (wooden vat) of memories, the sake of memories
SCOREOverall score
83pts
SPECBasic data
- Rice
- Akita Sake Komachi
- Polishing ratio
- 60%
- Alcohol
- —
- Type
- Junmai (pure rice), kimoto (traditional starter method), kioke (wooden vat)（vat No. 46）, No. 6 yeast
- List price
- ¥1,980
PROFILEFlavour chart
JUDGEMENTStraight-Talking Sake Judgement
TOCKY's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.0
Numata's report
Taste4.0
Aroma4.0
Value for money3.0
NOTESNumata's tasting noteTRANSLATED
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PAIRINGCOMING SOON
The first Ecru made from rice grown in the 2023 season. This sake was brewed in wooden vat No. 46, the very one we experienced planing with a hand plane at last year's Fermentopia event. It's a special-spec vat with a lacquer coating on the inside. Alongside green apple and melon, you can sense a rich wooden-vat aroma, but the flavour has no excessive astringency and a smooth mouthfeel. Acidity leads, with umami and sweetness coming together in a compact whole.