Kikusui Chrysanthemum Mist Fountain of Youth Junmai Ginjo

Brilliant aqua-azure bottle pours water-like clarity to an initially quiet nose that opens in seconds to offer bright aromas of banana, apricot, cherimoya fruit, cashew apple and starfruit. Palate is piercing and jovial with creamed coconut, spiced pumpkin, mandarin zest and custard pear leading into soft, refined textures, pervasive tail and full presence in the mouth. Well-balanced, smooth, long and crisp with a beloved clean finish; this is truly a chameleon - a sake drinker's sake. Score - 91. (Michael Pataran, winealign.com, June 13, 2012)