Basic Information

 

Brand:            Manotsuru [mauno-tsuru]

Nickname :    “Four Diamonds”

Type:            Daiginjo

Rice Polishing:  50 %

Alcohol:          15-16%

Bottle size, Case pack & UPC code:

720 ml, 12-pack, UPC 844650050035

                        300 ml, 12-pack, UPC 844650050042

 

Producer

 

Producer:     Obata Shuzo

Owned by:    Obata Family   Founded:     1892

Location:      449, Manoshinmachi, Sado-city,

Niigata 952-0318, Japan

Website:      http://www.obata-shuzo.com/en/Default.htm

Toji (Sake Master):

Kenya Kudo – Kenya-san has been making sake  for 14 years

and has been a sake master for 8 years.

 

Ingredients & Technical data

 

Rice:               Go-hyaku-man-goku

Water:         On-site well water. Underground water from Ko-sado Mountains. Soft water.

Yeast:                        Kyokai #1701

SMV:               +5      Acidity:          1.1     Amino acids: 0.8 

 

Other Information

 

Serving temp.:  Chilled or at room temperature.

Tasting note:             A very flowery fruit-like fragrance which begins with a mild sweetness and hints of melon and apple on the nose. Well-balanced, light, and smooth taste with a clean finish stands out when served just a bit cooler.

Food Paring:           Appetizers. Sea food, raw or grilled. 

 

Manotsuru “Nature Island” is served in first & business class on AIR FRANCE for flights between Paris and Tokyo/Osaka.  Its sake master, Ken-ya Kudo, and his team has won gold medals at the national sake competition for six years in a row. They also won the gold medal at the International Wine Challenge in London in 2007.