Mukai Shuzo Junmai Ine Mankai

Description

This beautiful sake is apale brick red, rushing out of the glass witha wide range of savory aromaticsincluding German braised cabbage, cooked sprouted wheat berries, carrot cake, cream of wheat, fresh ricotta, buttermilk, candied peanuts, torn redwood bark, olives, and gjetost cheese.

The palate is intense, with a medium sweetness–viscous, sumptuous, soft, expanding, and plush. A sweeter profile of flavors on the palate, such as golden raisins, sticky garnet yams, malted wheat, honey, black garlic, banana runts, kiwi-strawberry, salted plum aka li hing mui, raspberry jam, black tea, and dried blossoms.

Sometimes I share these long notes but I really wonder if I should just say, “It’s extremely complex and multi-faceted: decide for yourself.”