【The thin and turbid sake of "Nishijin Kyuheiji", a popular sake favored by a three-star restaurant in France! 】
【Yamada Nishiki, the king of sake rice grown on the company’s own farmland】
ZTJ096 - Brewed by Kuroda Nishiki Kuroda Nishiki Raw Sake 720ml | Manjo Brewing
Special Price: $338/bottle
Origin: Japan/Aichi Prefecture/Nagoya
Raw rice: 100% Yamada Nishiki rice from Kurodasho
Rice polishing steps: Not disclosed
Alcohol content: 16%
Capacity : 720ml
Manufacturing date: February 2026
This is a limited edition wine that is brewed only once a year. It is brewed with the king of sake rice "Yamada Nishiki" cultivated by the company's own farmland - "Kuroda Sho", and a small amount of sake lees is deliberately retained in the wine. In addition to the complex and varied taste, it also adds a lot of layering! It has rich aromas and fruity flavors such as kiwi, pear, and grape. Mild sweetness, easy to drink. The taste is rich and full, with rich fruit flavor and a light sweetness of sake. The overall taste is balanced and layered.
【Manjo Brewing - Brewer Kyuheiji】
Manjo Brewing was founded as early as 1647 and officially established as a company in 1960. It has a long history but is very forward-looking. In 1997, the 15th generation successor, Kurano Kuno Kyuheiji, took the homonym of his name and launched "Joshinin Kyuheiji". Under the leadership of Kuno Kyuuji and Mr. To, who was of similar age, they successfully created a niche in the Japanese sake industry and became the best-selling new-style Japanese sake! In addition to gaining a foothold in the Japanese market, because both France and Japan value the culture of artisans, they set their sights on going to Paris, France. With their efforts, they eventually succeeded in entering the French market and became the only Japanese sake listed in the Wine List of the three-star Michelin restaurant in Paris at that time. Currently, there are hundreds of restaurants in France that sell "Jishijin Kyuheiji" under the name of Domaine Nefu, with an annual production of more than 60,000 bottles.
The connection between Kuheiji and France does not end there. In 2013, Wancheng Brewing sent its employees to a French winery for research and internship. Finally, in 2015, it bought a winery in Morey Saint Denis Village in the Bourgogne region of France and named it "Domaine Kuheiji" to pilot a wine (Chardonnay / Pinot Noir) brewing plan. Mr. Kyuheiji believed that Japanese sake should attach importance to the grape harvest of each year like wine, so Mr. Kyuheiji decided to indicate the harvest year of each raw material rice on the wine label. In view of this, they even owned their own farmland in Hyogo Prefecture and founded "Kuroda-sou" to actively cultivate their own raw rice, thereby growing a rice variety that is more suitable for brewing SAKE.
