Color: pale green, crystalline, fine bubbles. Nose: lovely roundness, delicate fruit (banana), cereal notes, toasted yeast. Creamy profile. Palate: slightly sweet on the attack, followed by freshness and balance. Smooth and lively, on banana and green apple. Elegant and fine bubbles. Cereal and umami notes linger. Pairing: turbot with maître d’hôtel butter, shiitake and seaweed. Comment: superb expression of sparkling sake, delicate and refined.