Tatenogawa Junmai Daiginjō Utsukushikikeiryū

Tatenogawa Junmai Daiginjō Beautiful Mountain Stream (楯野川 純米大吟醸 美しき渓流) is made of Miyamanishiki rice milled to 50%. Tatenokawa's Beautiful Mountain Stream (Utsukushiki keiryū) brings out the smooth and sharp quality of Miyamanishiki, a rice suitable for sake brewing, grown in Shonai by contracted farmers. This sake goes well with any food, but it is also a very stable product that gives you a sense of rice's simple taste and depth. The smooth and sharp quality of the sake makes it easy to wash down fried foods and richly flavoured stews. Its mellow and elegant aroma is recommended as a drink to accompany meals without interfering with dishes such as white fish, shrimp tempura, or stewed beef tendon.

Brewmaster's comment:

Tatenokawa Brewery is nestled in Sakata, a city in the northwest of Yamagata Prefecture that boasts the region's most crucial port—surrounded by the Sea of Japan and Mount Chokai, the brewery crafts exquisite sake from the finest Shonai rice and pristine spring water. The cityscape is dominated by the verdant rice fields of the Shonai Plain and the Mogami River that flows through it.

The brewery's history dates back to 1832, when Heishiro, the founder, was inspired by a retainer of the Uesugi clan to start making sake with the exceptional local water. In 1854, the Sato family established Tatenokawa Brewery in Sakata and continued the tradition of sake production for 190 years. In October 2021, Tatenokawa Brewery announced its revival of sake made from Sobei Wakasa, an indigenous sake rice variety from Shonai and the ancestor of Kamenoo. In May 2022, Tatenokawa introduced Soryu, a low-alcohol seasonal sake perfect for summer, made from Yamadanishiki, a premium sake rice.