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Darjeeling Phuguri DJ 86 “Clonal”
Origin: India, Darjeeling
Tea Estate: Phuguri
Grade: F.T.G.F.O.P.1
Dry leaves:
Aspect: evenly rolled leaves with plenty of downy buds.
Colour: brown, copper and golden.
Scents: pronounced woody notes, along with wax-polished wood, honey, touches of fruit (cooked and dried fruit), and spices.
Brewed leaves:
Scents: woody, fresh floral, vanilla, butter, fruit (stewed fruit) and rose-floral.
Liquor:
Colour: a lovely clear, gleaming liquor with a coppery colour.
Texture: very supple and round in the mouth with just a touch of astringency at the finish.
Flavour: sweet.
Aromas: sweet and floral to start (white flowers, gillyflower, rose), woody, vanilla, fruity (stewed fruit and a touch of dried fruit), and a spicy, coumarin accent.
Aromatic profile and length in the mouth: very round in the mouth, very full. Lovely long floral, spicy, woody and liquorice notes.
Our verdict:
For the past few years, this garden has been producing extraordinary clonal teas, and this 86th lot is a magnificent example. Mainly from AV2 tea plants, this harvest is typical of clonal Darjeelings, being wonderfully round, supple, powerful and full. The profile and balance is similar to the first flush Phuguri with floral, fruity, woody and vanilla notes, as well as more woody, spicy and cooked fruit notes.
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