Norman

9.0

This is just ok. I’m not rating it anywhere near where others have. Aromatics are light. Light on sweetness and also power. It fades fast and the weight on the power is light too. Daishichi “Minowamon” (大七 箕輪門)


Sake type: Junmai Daiginjo (純米大吟醸 = no added distilled alcohol, daiginjo-grade polish)
Starter method: Kimoto (生酛 = traditional, naturally built lactic acidity; tends to add depth and structure) 
Rice: Yamada Nishiki (the gold seal indicates, and it’s the standard spec for Minowamon) 
Polish ratio: 50% using Daishichi’s “super-flat” polishing
ABV: 15% (back label) 
Brewery / Place: Daishichi Sake Brewery, Fukushima (Nihonmatsu) — 5 months ago

Michael Herzig

9.1

Low expectations are everyone’s friendly and it is here too. I don’t recall how I came to own this wine, I expected something simple and flat. It is not. It has spine, it is much richer than I expected- more reminiscent, to me at least, of a Bordeaux like prieure lichine. I am quite surprised, in a good way. Have at it — 5 years ago

carl thornblade

9.2

Love the aromatics. Great wine. The top of the cork crumbled but the rest of the cork held ok and there was nothing wrong with the wine. Bought it at the winery tasting room in April 2021. — 5 years ago

Heidi Meisinger

9.3

lemon lime character. no oak. — 6 years ago

Keith Newton

9.8

After 10 years this is absolutely fabulous. Throw the French or English kings of cheese at it, and it will match them nobly — 8 years ago

Randy

9.1

16’s not its finest year. I drink this wine pretty regularly. A little more spice, somewhat flat. Lacking the bright juiciness. Regardless, still delicious. — 8 years ago

leon egozi

9.3

NY wine spectator event — 8 months ago

Miles Perry

9.3

A light, balanced Pinot Noir with tart cherry flavors. Very easy to drink. Enjoyable. — a year ago

Pamela Taylor

9.2

Inky garnet in the glass. Smoky bing cherry, clove and baking spices on the nose. Silky on the palate with vanilla and ripe raspberry, very fine tannins. Perfect pairing with Salmon in a Honey, Soy, Garlic and Dijon glaze! — 5 years ago

Molly Matalon

9.0

fizzy weird cool strawberry — 6 years ago

Julia Metro

9.2

Super juicy, mineral notes, great chilled. Party in your mouth, would drink all summer (and spring and fall and winter). — 6 years ago

Alishia Odom

9.0

Alishia had this 8 years ago

Harri Mäki

9.0

Like flat apple cider but fantastic! — 8 years ago

P Plusquellec

9.4

"Capstone series" - Magnificent — a year ago

Brian

9.3

2019 vintage on April 19, 2025 — a year ago

Jake Hajer

9.2

With 9yrs age it doesn’t seem like any tannins have dropped. Extremely dense. Tannins are well integrated. Smooth and huge. Dark fruit. Chocolate. — 5 years ago

David Shaw

8.9

Dark salmon pink, red tinged, excellent clarity. Sulfite, floral and cherry notes in nose. Red fruit and lemon flavors, later tangerine skin emerges; mineral (and later, black pepper) finish, sweet cherry skin and tangerine peel aftertaste. Almost dry, not bad at all — 5 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

Aromatic, charred red bell pepper. Extracted, dark, serious. — 7 years ago

Jeremy Pollard

9.4

Poured from one of a small number of remaining magnums in the Curly Flat cellar as part of this winter’s Cutler & Co lunch. Absolutely gorgeous, and you’d probably pick this as being younger than the 2004 tasted earlier. In great shape and delicious with the cheese course. — 8 years ago

with Sam

Paco Suro

8.9

Pizza dough yeast aromatics. Nice bubbles. — 9 years ago