2020 Organic Nonpareil Ming Qian Dragon Well Long Jing Green Tea from teavivre

From vendor:

Origin:	Qiandao Lake, Chun'an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Season:	Spring Tea
Harvest Date:	March 25, 2020

Origin:

Qiandao Lake, Chun'an County, Hangzhou City,

Zhejiang Province, China

Season:

Spring Tea

Harvest Date:

March 25, 2020

Tea Bush:	C. sinensis cv. Jiukeng
Tea Garden:	Qiandao Lake Organic Tea Garden

Review:

Brewed 5.2 g in 170 mL 75-80 C water

No rinse / 30 s / 30 s / 40 s / 55 s / 1 m 30 s /2 m 30s

Dry leaf: pale green and slightly yellow, suggesting lighter oxidation than standard. Small leaves, consistent with earlier harvest. Plenty of white fluff in bag and on leaves. 1 bud 1 leaf > 1 bud > 1 bud 2 leaves. Mild scent of nuts.

Wet leaf has strong scent of sweet freshly blanched green beans or corn.

In the mouth, persistent vegetal sweetness mostly of asparagus and corn mixed with milder aromas of raw nuts. Good minerality gives this all a nice structure and a "crisp hardness" like small bell ringing. Long aftertaste of sweet vegetal notes, butteriness and minerality. Astringency is very controlled. Overall, aroma is a bit too mild.

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