Description
This Grand Cru is made in the Norling tea garden in the Ilam valley, Nepal. It is harvested at over 1,600 metres above sea level during the spring. A rare tea made by a small, little-known 5-hectare tea garden.
A delicately sweet and acidic Grand Cru that develops gourmet notes of fruit salad and vanilla against a silky texture.
Special qualities
- Origin:
- Ilam, Nepal
- Tea colour:
- black tea
Tasting notes
Feuille sèche
Appearance: brown leaves and hairy twisted buds
Colour: tawny and silver hints
Notes: toasted, wood, dried flowers
Infusion
Notes: cooked vegetal, camphor, very fruity (white fruits, grape, lychee)
Liqueur
Colour: orange
Texture: silky
Flavour: sweet, tangy
Notes: very fruity (fruit salad: lychee, peach, grape, mango), vanilla, pinkish hints
Suggestion of preparation
With the tasting set: 4' minutes in water heated to 85°C.
Grands Crus: savour the exceptional
Rare and ephemeral, teas identified as Grands Crus by Palais des Thés are the result of alchemy between a tea plant variety, its terroir and the talent of an artisan grower. Meticulously plucked, processed and sourced in the most respected tea gardens, our Grands Crus unveil unique flavours that reflect the refinement of their origins.