• Prefecture: Niigata

• Rice & polishing: Gohyakumangoku, polished to 55%

• Style: Nama genshu, winter seasonal

• Food pairings: Yellowtail sashimi, hotpot (nabe), salt-grilled fish, pan-fried gyoza

• Taste: Melon, juicy, crisp, increasingly sweet

Potari Potari is a freshly pressed nama genshu from Kirinzan, brewed, pressed and bottled only in the coldest weeks of winter and released once a season. It opens with a refreshing, melon-like scent and a juicy flavour, sharp and vivid as only just-pressed sake can be. The first sips are crisp and somewhat dry, then the palate turns fruitier and sweeter as you continue, with the balanced astringency and umami typical of nama genshu. Made with Gohyakumangoku polished to 55%. Serve well chilled.

SMV: +2

Unpasteurised — keep refrigerated.

About the brewery

Kirinzan has brewed at Tsugawa in the mountains of Aga, Niigata, since 1843. It sources all of its sake rice from within a ten-kilometre radius, working with around fifty-five local growers, and its brewers join them in the fields from planting to harvest. Using very soft water from the Tokonami river system, the house is one of the reference producers of Niigata's dry tanrei karakuchi style.

醸造年度、第一弾の搾りたて新酒。完熟メロンを思わせる爽やかな香りに、口いっぱいに広がる鮮やかな旨味が特徴。新酒新米のフレッシュな搾りたて生原酒です。しっかり冷やしてお飲みください。 酒度：+2 、原料米：五百万石、精米歩合： 55%