TATENOKAWA Stream Red

-Red Stream Elegance: Tatenokawa’s Modern Junmai Daiginjo Revival-
TATENOKAWA “Stream Red” is the bold new heartbeat of Tatenokawa Shuzo, Yamagata’s first brewery dedicated exclusively to Junmai-Daiginjo. For this limited-release cuvée, 100% Dewasansan rice is polished to 50%, then fermented at low temperature with the brewery’s proprietary red-yeast starter, lending a delicate blush to the liquid and layering rose hip, wild strawberry, and fresh lychee over Tatenokawa’s trademark silken mouthfeel. Dry on the label yet plush on the palate, it finishes with a whisper of mineral acidity at 15% ABV.
Founded in 1832 at the foot of Mount Chōkai, Tatenokawa rewrote modern sake history in 2010 by abandoning all grades below Junmai-Daiginjo and declaring that ‘average is the enemy of delight’. Since then, its bottles have graced Michelin-starred tables in Paris and New York and have earned a string of Kura Master and International Wine Challenge gold medals.
The name “Stream Red” nods both to the Mogami River—once called the ‘red stream’ at sunset—and to the revival of ancient red-yeast brewing, a technique almost lost after the Meiji era. Each bottle unites heritage and innovation, offering collectors a vivid snapshot of Yamagata’s evolving terroir.