尾澤酒造場 十九 Le Nuvole 雲 720ml

Brewery History:
Ozawa Shuzojo sits in Shinshu-Shinmachi, Nagano City, founded around 1820 (Bunsei). Output is about 60 koku—one of Japan’s smallest breweries. After a pause, eighth-generation Toshiaki Ozawa and toji Miyuki Ozawa launched “十九”: still nineteen, not yet twenty. Three people, contracted local rice, Italian names and animal labels. Le nuvole sits with cloud-themed bottles such as Il Cumulonembo.

Sake Introduction:
Le nuvole is Italian for “the clouds.” Koji rice is Omachi polished to 59%; kake is Miyamanishiki and Shirakaba-nishiki at 65% (label 65% overall). House-cultured yeast. First bottled as Gingerbread man at Christmas, then left in the fridge until the texture grew silkier and the aroma quieter. Usu-nigori gives a light haze; steamed hiire steadies it. SMV +6.5, acidity 2.2: the house acid with a dry, substantial body. Six random cloud-creature labels.

Tasting Notes:
Nosing: Soft rice and faint fruit, with a creamy haze.
Palate: Smooth usu-nigori, bright acid, restrained sweetness; dry and a little weighty.
Finish: Clean and short—acid and rice umami, then dry.