Spiral Leaf

Zhèngzhái Chá郑宅茶

Zhèngzhái chá

Origin: China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Pútián Prefecture (莆田市, P...
Tea type: Oolong Tea
Caffeine Level: Medium
Water Temperature: 95.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Elite oolong from the Zheng Estate with orchid aroma and a lively olive aftertaste, a favorite of emperors.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 95.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount: 7 g per 140 ml (gongfu, 1:20 ratio) or 3–4 g per 200–250 ml (European style).
Teaware: Yíxīng clay teapot from purple clay (紫砂壶, zǐshā hú) — ideal for concentrating aroma of roasted versions. White porcelain gàiwǎn (白瓷盖碗, bái cí gàiwǎ...
Water Temperature: 95.000000
Water Temperature Detail: 95–100°C (boiling water necessary for full orchid aroma development). For green varieties — 80–85°C.
Gongfu Water Temperature: 92.000000

Origin

Tea Type: Oolong
Origin Country: CN
Province: Fujian
Category: Mǐnnán oolongs (闽南乌龙, Mǐnnán Wūlóng). Historically classified as one of the seven great teas of Fújiàn (福建七大名茶, Fújiàn qī dà míngch&...
Coordinates: ≈25.36°N, 118.69°E.
Origin: China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Pútián Prefecture (莆田市, Pútián Shì), Xiānyóu County (仙游县, Xiānyóu Xiàn). ...

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Oolong type — large, fleshy leaves, tightly rolled in spiral form, with dark emerald luster. Green type — dense straight shoots. Leaf surface shows slight luster resembling silk...
Dry Leaf Aroma: Dominant note — orchid (兰花香, lánhuā xiāng), pure, high and penetrating. Undertones of peach-nectarine (水蜜桃, shuǐmìtáo) and longan (桂圆, guìyuán). With ex...
Liquor Aroma: Floral-fruity spectrum with increasing sweetness from steeping to steeping. Orchid remains the backbone, but in middle steepings fruity nuances unfold — peach and longan. In roa...
Liquor Color: Oolong type — golden-amber (金黄清澈, jīnhuáng qīngchè), transparent, bright. Green type — jade-green (碧绿明亮, bìlǜ míngliàng).
Spent Leaves: Fleshy, elastic, fully opened leaves with distinct red edge around margins (红边明显, hóngbiān míngxiǎn). Texture soft, glossy. Color from olive-green to copper-golden dep...
Taste: Body is dense, rich (醇厚, chúnhòu) — consequence of high polyphenol content. Taste is balanced between sweetness, freshness (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng) and prolonged returning aft...

Details

Oxidation: 20.000000 - 40.000000
Leaf Shape: Spiral
Oxidation Maximum: 40.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 40
Cultivar: Main cultivar — local population variety "Zhengzhai Caicha" (郑宅菜茶, Zhèngzhái Càichá), belonging to the bush medium-leaf type (*Camellia sinensis* v...
Picking: Main seasons — spring (谷雨, Gǔyǔ — "grain rain" period, late April) and autumn. The "open-face picking" method (开面采, kāimiàn cǎi) is used: the shoot is p...

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