Chiyomusubi Junmai Goriki 60 (720 ml)

When Gōriki rice had nearly disappeared from Tottori's paddies by the mid-1950s, Chiyomusubi — founded 1865 and stewarded by the Okasora family — became the driving force behind its 1998 revival, partnering with contract farmers and Tottori University under strict seed-purity protocols to rebuild the variety from near-extinction. That institutional commitment is the direct reason this bottle exists. Gōriki is a Tottori-exclusive variety, contract-grown across designated plots in Hoki, Nanbu, Nichinan, Kurayoshi, and Yazu — a geographically bounded rice program that functions as the sake world's closest analogue to a single-vineyard designation. The grain's inherently large kernel and high starch content, shaped by the cool San'in coastal climate and mountain-fed soils of northwestern Tottori, produce a sake of notable body and structural density — markedly fuller than the lighter styles of neighbouring Hyogo or Niigata. At 60% seimaibuai (Ginjo-grade polish), this Junmai expression retains the variety's characteristic richness while the brewery's low-temperature, hand-cooled fermentation — steamed rice cooled manually for uniform core temperature — and proprietary yeast selection preserve aromatic precision. Brewing water is drawn by hand from a natural spring in Daito Town, Shimane Prefecture, a three-hour round trip from the brewery, using slightly soft mountain water that supports clean, extended fermentation. What sets this expression apart: it delivers Ginjo-level polish in a pure Junmai classification with zero added alcohol, letting Gōriki's dense umami profile speak without dilution. Drink now through three-plus years; the variety's documented aging potential rewards cellaring.