Colors Earth Rikuu 132
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2022
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, grilled sea bass, creamy goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Aramasa's 'Colors' series is a vivid exploration of Akita's agricultural heritage, with the 'Earth' (Rikuu 132) expression serving as a liquid monument to Japanese history. Brewed using Rikuu 132, an heirloom rice variety created in 1921 as Japan's first successful pedigree hybrid, this sake carries a profound legacy. The variety was famously championed by the beloved poet and agriculturalist Kenji Miyazawa, who distributed its seeds to impoverished farmers in the Tohoku region to help them survive devastating cold spells. True to Aramasa's uncompromising philosophy, this sake is crafted using the traditional Kimoto starter method, fermented in cedar casks (Kioke), and driven by the historic Kyokai No. 6 yeast. The result is an avant-garde creation that drinks like a complex, high-acid white wine, offering a striking tension between pristine minerality, rustic cedar undertones, and a vibrant, citrus-led acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1852 in Akita Prefecture, Japan, Aramasa Shuzo is one of the sake world's most revolutionary and revered historic breweries. Under the avant-garde leadership of eighth-generation owner Yusuke Sato, the kura strictly champions traditional, natural brewing methodologies, utilizing only native Akita rice cultivars, wooden fermentation vats (kioke), and the time-honored kimoto method without additives. Aramasa is famously the historic birthplace of Kyokai Yeast No. 6, isolated here in 1930, which the brewery now uses exclusively across its entire production. Renowned for vibrant acidity, exceptional clarity, and wine-like complexity, Aramasa produces iconic cult expressions including the unpasteurized No. 6 series, the terroir-focused Colors collection, and the rare, boundary-pushing Private Lab series featuring labels like Invisible Pink Unicorn.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Rikuu 132 Rice
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13%