Dewazakura Izumi Judan Ginjo “Tenth Degree”

Dewazakura Izumi Judan Ginjo

Last Updated: 7/14/2020

At a Glance: Bone-dry, bold, and fruity ginjo-shu. This sake shows a whole range of tasting notes from green apple and dried flowers, to wet concrete and lime zest. 

a bottle of Izumi Judan from Dewazakura on a wood table

Izumi Judan

Dewazakura Izumi Judan Ginjo “Tenth Degree” is a bolder, drier sake than its more famous sibling “Oka”, and nearly as aromatic. The alcohol content (17-18% ABV) is more than most ginjo-shu with high attenuation and modest dilution. Izumi Judan 泉十段 is definitely karakuchi (dry), but decidedly not tanrei (light).

In the glass, Izumi Judan is vibrant, well-structured, and bone-dry with distinctive floral, citrus, and herbal aromatics. It’s a classic Ginjo, but with a harder edge. 

Pairing/ Service

Dewazakura Izumi Judan is a great pairing with sashimi, nigiri, uni, and oysters. It also holds up well to salads, kama shioyaki, and makimono. 

Serve chilled to just slightly chilled. Smaller o-choko will show off the fruity character of Izumi Judan. White wine glasses will highlight the aromatics and the well-defined structure. It’s structure and bone-dry nature make it a superb base or addition for a saketini. 

Tech & Production Info

Rice: Dewasansan, Haenuki milled to 50%  

Yeast: YK-0107

SMV: +12   Acid: 1.4   ABV: 17-18%

World Sake Tech Sheet

the Dewazakura Brewery

Brewery:  Dewazakura Shuzo 出羽桜酒造    Location: Tendo, Yamagata    EST: 1892

Official Site       US importer Website: World Sake

Dewazakura Shuzo 出羽桜酒造 was founded by Seijiro Nakano in 1892, and today is one of the more innovative and well-respected breweries in Japan. The brewery itself is located within the Yamagata Basin and surrounded by mountains. The local economy is driven in part by agriculture, including rice. And there’s also plenty of precipitation in the form of summer and fall rain and early winter heavy snows. This leads to an abundance of quality water usable for brewing. 

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a good video from Sake Fan World

 

Label Translation

Dewazakura 出羽桜  Dewazakura Shuzo 出羽桜酒造

Izumi Judan 泉十段  Yamagata-ken 山形県

Ginjo 吟醸

Dewasansan 出羽燦々  Haenuki はえぬき

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