Kawacho Junmai Ginjo

From Gunma Prefecture's Nagai Shuzo, producers of the very delicious Mizubasho Ginjo. I don't seem to come across a lot of Gunma sake around here, which is a shame, as my one and only visit to the area, to the tiny hamlet of Sarugakyo, is firmly imprinted in my memory. Oh, to go back to Sarugakyo! Kawacho, take me away!

Rice information not given, oddly, but SMV +8, 15.5% abv and... "pH" of 1.4... er, that can't be right... this is not a strong acid... let's assume that's just the regular sake acidity, which is slightly above "average", but not that much! A prominently fragrant perfume, silky, medium bodied, lightly nutty, rounder than expected, but a drying, lightly savoury finish. It's a bit more demanding than the Mizubasho, but if one may cast non-aspersions, it does seem of the same family.