Sake "Toko" Daiginjo Yamada Nishiki, gift box, 720 ml
Tasting Notes
Sake golden color.
The taste of sake is complex, fruity, fresh, with a gentle sweetness, a rounded texture, an elastic structure and a long finish.
The elegant aroma of sake reveals hints of blooming cherry, baked quince and yellow apples.
Sake is recommended to be served with salads, appetizers and main fish dishes, such as salad with pickled mackerel, salmon in teriyaki sauce.
Interesting Facts
"Toko" Daiginjo Yamada Nishiki - one of the most award -winning products of the brand "Toko", recognized as the best at one of the largest wine competitions in the world, held in London. Sake has gained a high reputation due to its elegant aroma and complex fruit flavors. “This drink gives me more and more ideas for recipes that fit sake,” said the famous European sommelier about “Toko” Daiginjo Yamada Nishiki. Sake is made from rice varieties Yamada Nishiki. The coefficient of polishing rice - 35-40%.
Sake "Toko" Daiginjo Yamada Nishiki won the "Best Trophy" (the best in the Ginjo / Daiginjo category) at the "International Wine Challenge, 2014".
Producer's description
Kojima Sohonten was founded by Yazaemono Kojima in 1597. Since then, the company's management has been inherited, and today it is headed by a representative of the 23rd generation. In 1603, representatives of one of the most influential families in Japan of that time drew the attention of Kojima's family sake, and the company became a court supplier. The production of Kojima sake did not stop even during the ban on the production of alcohol, the company was one of the few who was allowed to work. In 1984, the old building, in which they brewed "Toko" sake until 1983, was turned into a museum of sake. The building is of architectural value as well, it was built without the use of nails. In 2003, the museum was visited by the crown prince and princess of Japan. Today, the company's products are exported to 15 countries of the world, the quality of the sake produced is recognized far beyond Japan, as evidenced by awards at prestigious international competitions.
