Yúnnán Yěshēng Zǐyá Hóngchá云南野生紫芽红茶
Yúnnán yěshēng zǐyá hóngchá
- Origin
- China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán shěng), predominantly high-altitu...
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 95 °C
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán shěng), predominantly high-altitude areas of Fèngqìng County (凤庆县, Fèngqìng xiàn) in Líncāng City (临沧市, Líncāng shì)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- YUNNAN-YESHENG-ZIYA-HONGCHA-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 95°C, 7 g / 100 ml, 10s, 10 steeps
- Western: 90°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Tea amount
- 3 g ለ 250 ሚሊ ውሃ።
- Teaware
- Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — optimal choice for revealing aroma nuances. Glass teapot (allows admiring ruby liquor color) or Yixing clay teapot for enhancing taste ...
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 95 °C
- Tea amount
- 7 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Red
- Soil
- Acidic lateritic soils (红壤, hóng rǎng) with pH 4.5–5.5 and increased iron and aluminum content. Acidic environment promotes microelement uptake by tea trees and favorably a...
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Large, longitudinally twisted strands of dark brown, almost black color with noticeable purple tinge. Against the dark leaf background, inclusions of golden buds (tips) covered ...
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Complex, warm, with notes of burnt sugar, prunes, dark berries (blackberry, black currant) and light floral shades reminiscent of withered rose.
- Liquor Aroma
- Intense, sweet, fruity-berry with deep woody and spicy nuances. Upon cooling, honey and balsamic notes appear.
- Liquor Color
- Bright, clear, rich amber-red or ruby color with oily texture and pronounced gloss.
- Spent Leaves
- Soft, elastic leaves of reddish-brown color with persisting purple tinge. Leaves large, whole, well-preserved in form.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
- 1
Details
- Name Breakdown
- Yúnnán (云南) — "south of the clouds"; Yěshēng (野生) — "wild-growing"; Zǐyá (紫芽) — "purple bud" (紫 — violet, purple; 芽 — bud, shoot); H...
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — moderate content (about 9–12 mg/g), lower than plantation teas, due to shading in forest ecosystem. Theobromine and theophylline in trace amounts.
- Essential Oils
- Linalool, geraniol, nerol, phenylethanol and other terpenoid compounds form complex floral-fruity aroma.
- Minerals
- Increased content of iron, manganese and zinc thanks to acidic lateritic soils rich in these elements.
- Polyphenols
- Total content — 15–22% of dry weight. During full oxidation, a significant part of catechins transforms into theaflavins and thearubigins, however sufficient level of residual p...
- Vitamins
- Vitamin C (in residual amounts), B1, B2, P (rutin).
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Region coverage: China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán shěng), predominantly high-altitude areas of Fèngqìng County (凤庆县, Fèngqìng xiàn) in Líncāng City (临沧市, Líncāng shì)
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