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Oka Ginjo
Dewazakura
Brewery
Location(City,Prefecture)
Yamagata,Tendo
Sake Category
Ginjo-shu
Rice Variety
Not specified (Grown in Japan)
Alcohol ％
15%
Polishing Ratio ％
50%
About this Sake
First sold in 1980, Dewazakura’s standard sake, with its fruity ginjo aroma and refreshing taste was responsible for the ginjo sake boom. Sake lovers often credit it as the sake that opened their eyes to the world of sake.
Tasting matrix
Tasting Note by Xavier Thuizat
Silver colour with light green reflections
Very charming nose and beautiful intensity with vervain, anise and fennel accents. Very expressive and pleasant.
The palate is of beautiful structure, it develops notes of peppers, a nice sweetness coats the palate and offers a dynamic finish of nice freshness. Nice balance.
Nice sake to try with a gravelax salmon at the beginning of a meal
10° wine glass serving
Recommended Tempearture by the Brewery
On the rocks
Super Chilled
Chilled
Room
Temperature
Warm/Hot
Dewazakura
Around the beginning of the Meiji period (1868-1911),the regions of Yamagata and Akita Prefecture were known as Dewa Province. After the loss of the Boshin war (1868-1869), Dewa Province was separated into two counties, Uzen Province, known these days as Yamagata Prefecture, and Ugo Province, known now as Akita Prefecture. Although first generation, Seijiro was only 10 years old at the time, he held a deep connection with the land and named the family brand, Dewazakura after the province name and cherry bloossom (sakura), an iconic symbol of the area.