Dengcun Lü Chá邓村绿茶
Dèngcūn lǜchá
- Origin
- China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi Shěng), Yíchāng City (宜昌市, Yíchāng ...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
- Western water temperature
- 70 °C
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi Shěng), Yíchāng City (宜昌市, Yíchāng Shì), Yílíng District (夷陵区, Yílíng Qū), Dèngcūn Township (邓村乡, Dèngcūn Xiāng)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- DENGCUN-LUCHA-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 75°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 3 steeps
- Western: 70°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Process
- Pour water, steep for 3 minutes. Withstands 3 infusions.
- Teaware
- Glass tumbler (观赏茶舞, "observing tea dance") or white porcelain gaiwan.
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
- Tea-to-water ratio
- 10 s
Origin
- Tea type
- Green
- Soil
- Micro-acidic sandy-loam soils on granite base (花岗岩风化微酸性砂壤土, pH 5.5–6.5). Organic matter — ≥1%. Enriched with Se and Zn. Water — first class of national standard.
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Depends on the line. Máo Jiān (针形): tight, straight "needles" with abundant down. Huádǐng Yúnwù (卷曲形): tight spirals. Danqiu Wuya (扁形): flat "...
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Chestnut (栗香) — primary note. Persistent and deep (幽长持久). In highest grades — delicate "young" note (嫩香). Cold cup — ≥10 minutes.
- Liquor Color
- Yellow-green, bright and clear (黄绿明亮).
- Spent Leaves
- Yellow-green, uniform, elastic, with gloss (黄绿匀整、柔韧有光泽).
- Taste
- Mellow and rich (醇厚, chúnhòu) — result of high polyphenol content (18–23%). Fresh and brisk (鲜爽) — amino acids 3.3–4.68%. Returning sweetness — distinct (回甘明显). High c...
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 4
Details
- Picking
- Spring — primary. Highest grade: full bud or one bud with barely opened leaf. Second and third grades: one bud with one-two and two-three leaves respectively.
- History
- The tea tradition of Dengcun is one of the most ancient and well-documented in China, dating back to the Three Kingdoms period.
- Amino Acids
- 3.3–4.68% — 20% higher than average for green teas. Determine freshness and "juiciness."
- Polyphenols
- 18.18–23%. Moderate-medium range, ensuring balance of body and softness.
- Vitamins
- C, B-group. Minerals: K, Mg, Zn, Se.
- Early harvest months
- 3, 4
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