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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, origin and taste notes

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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