Organic Ido 14

Description

Organic credentials are central to this 14% yakju from Chungcheongbuk-do: domestic organic rice, organic rice-based koji, and Korean wheat nuruk form a grain bill that reads like a manifesto for clean farming. The payoff is a profile of unusual purity — the nose carries fresh rice bran and green apple skin, with none of the funky edge that sometimes accompanies heavy nuruk use. On the palate, the body is medium with a firm mineral core, almost like river-stone smoothness, and a gentle grain sweetness that stays well behind the midpalate's dry, clean drive. Winner of the 2019 Woorisool Grand Excellence Award (yakcheongju). Serve at 10-12°C with sashimi of seasonal white fish like gwangeo (halibut) or umeok (parrotfish), where the drink's purity mirrors the fish's clarity, or alongside cheonggukjang-jjigae, where the fermented soybean stew's intensity needs a calm, grounding counterpart.

Ingredients

Water, 유기농쌀(국내산), 국[유기농쌀(국내산)], 우리밀누룩(국내산)

Tasting Notes

Awards

• ★2019 대한민국 우리술품평회 약청주 최우수상

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