Description
This Grand Cru comes from the Norling garden, located in Nepal’s Ilam valley. Tea-maker Xempoo has produced numerous teas over the past three years. For the first time, he attempted to create a more oxidized tea. A great success!
A highly accessible spring black tea which develops a gourmet aromatic profile with notes of praline, cooked fruit and vanilla.
Special qualities
- Origin:
- Ilam Valley, Nepal
- Tea colour:
- Black Tea
Tasting notes
Feuille sèche
Appearance: long twisted leaves
Colour: black, purple hints
Notes: vanilla, praline, woody
Infusion
Notes: woody, praline, vanilla, incense
Liqueur
Colour: bronze
Texture: powdery
Flavour: sweet
Notes: praline, hazelnut, floral, vegetal, stewed fruits
Suggestion of preparation
With the teapot or the tasting set: 4 minutes in water heated to 185°F.
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.