Description
This Grand Cru comes from Yunnan Province, China. It is produced from wild tea plants in Fengqing County, resulting in intense fruity and floral notes.
This black tea offers fruity, persimmon, mango and lychee notes that develop into honeyed, cocoa and praline hints.
Special qualities
- Origin:
- Yunnan, China
- Tea colour:
- Black tea
Tasting notes
Dry leaf
Appearance: long, slightly twisted leaves
Liquor
Colour: amber
Texture: silky
Notes: fruity at first (persimmon, mango, lychee), floral (rose), honey, cocoa, praline (hazelnut, caramel)
Suggestion of preparation
With the teapot or the tasting set: 4 minutes in water heated to 195°F.
With the Gong Fu Cha: infusions during 30-40 seconds.
Also delicious iced.
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.