NOGUCHI NAOHIKO Junmai Non-filter Nama-Genshu 2024

Komatsu Gohyakumangoku polished to 60%, bottled unfiltered, unpasteurised and undiluted. Acidity and a gentle bitterness draw in the rice umami.

Junmai Genshu Bacchus Global cold-chain mark

RiceKomatsu Gohyakumangoku

Polish60%

ABV19%

SMV—

Volume720 ml

StyleJunmai Genshu

The sake

Komatsu’s Gohyakumangoku, straight and unadorned

Brewed with Komatsu-grown Gohyakumangoku rice, this is a 2024-vintage junmai non-filter nama-genshu — unfiltered, unpasteurised and undiluted. With no filtration, pasteurisation or added water, it captures the moment rice, water and yeast come together, straight into the bottle. The rice’s body, left thick by restrained polishing, and the structure distinctive to genshu together give it a confident presence as a food-pairing sake.

Taste profile

A clear tension, supporting the umami

From a gentle hint of fruit, it moves into concentrated umami and a milky richness. Bright acidity draws the whole together, keeping a genshu’s density while leaving a clean, precise finish.

Keep refrigerated. The finish stays precise, true to a genshu’s natural density.

The brewery

NOGUCHI NAOHIKO · Noguchi Naohiko Sake Institute · Ishikawa

Founded in 2017 to carry the techniques, spirit and way of life of master toji Naohiko Noguchi forward to the next generation, the institute is based in Kannonge, Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Working with water, rice and time, it carefully brews sake of varying character — from junmai and yamahai to vintage unfiltered nama-genshu.

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Culinary affinity

A table sake that speaks through umami and a clean finish, not aroma

The distillery does not publish official food pairings. What follows are four directions read from the aromas and taste structure that can be confirmed. This is not a sake that leads with a showy aroma — its strength is concentrated umami, bright acidity and a clean finish, giving it a wide-ranging ease at the table rather than the narrower fit of a highly aromatic sake.

White fish and clean mineralityFresh oysters with mignonette, tai usuzukuri (thin-sliced sea bream sashimi), pla neung manao (Thai steamed fish with lime). The soft fruit undertone and bright acidity run in the same direction as the acidity of white fish or citrus

Concentrated umami and creamy coconutMoules marinière, agedashi tofu, chicken panang curry. The concentrated umami and milky richness typical of an unfiltered genshu overlap with the richness of coconut or white wine

Roasted chestnut and hazelnut warmthChestnut potage, matsutake dobin-mushi (mushroom broth in a teapot), pla phao (herb-stuffed salt-crusted grilled fish). The roasted chestnut and hazelnut character that emerges once warmed runs in the same direction as charcoal-grilled or roasted dishes

A clean finish and fermented saltinessParmigiano Reggiano, saikyo-yaki (miso-marinated grilled fish), nam prik kapi (Thai fermented shrimp paste dip with fresh vegetables). The bright acidity’s clean finish carries the saltiness and richness of miso-marinated or fermented dishes

Food-pairing science notes that a sake built on umami and acidity rather than aroma tends to align with a wider range of dishes than one built around a specific aromatic profile. This sake’s strength as a table sake lies in exactly that versatility.

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