Producer
Tanaka
Tanaka (Tanaka Shuzoten, brand TANAKA 1789) is a Japanese sake producer based in Miyagi Prefecture; since 2018 it has collaborated with sommelier and harmony creator François Chartier on the 'TANAKA 1789 x CHARTIER' project for a line of artisanal, vintage sake blends.
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Tanaka
Meet the producer
The story
Founded in 1789 (Tanaka Shuzoten, often cited as "Tanaka 1789"), the company has over two centuries of nihonshu production in Miyagi Prefecture. In 2018 the collaboration with François Chartier began, introducing an enological-style blending approach to create the TANAKA 1789 x CHARTIER labels (e.g. Blend 001 and Blend 002) and subsequent releases such as PAVILLON of BLEND 001 (2019).
Characteristics
- Categories
- Sake (nihonshu)
- Raw materials
- Rice: Miyama nishiki (美山錦), Yamada Nishiki (山田錦), Kura no hana, Gin no iroha (mentioned in blend descriptions)
- Local water (spring) used for production
- Koji: use of different koji types (tsuki-haze and so-haze mentioned for some labels)
- Yeasts: strains cited include Kyokai No.7, Miyagi B3 and Kyokai No.1801
- Key production practices mentioned: various rice polishing ratios, low/high temperature fermentations depending on the blend, single low-temperature pasteurization (nama-zume/生詰 indicated for some labels) and aging in tanks
- Representative products
- Sake Chartier Blend 001 2018 50 cl - Tanaka
- Sake Chartier Daiginjo Blend 002 2018 50 cl - Tanaka
- Sake Chartier Pavillon Blend 001 2019 50 cl - Tanaka