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Yúnnán Yè Shěng Zī Yá Bái Chá
Yúnnán Yè Shěng Zī Yá Bái Chá
Yúnnán Yè Shěng Zī Yá Bái Chá
Yúnnán Yè Shěng Zī Yá Bái Chá
Yúnnán Yè Shěng Zī Yá Bái Chá
Yúnnán Yè Shěng Zī Yá Bái Chá
Yúnnán Yè Shěng Zī Yá Bái Chá
Yúnnán Yè Shěng Zī Yá Bái Chá

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Gaiwan

Yúnnán Yè Shěng Zī Yá Bái Chá云南野生紫芽白茶

Yúnnán yěshēng zǐyá báichá

Origin
China, Yúnnán Province (云南省)
Tea type
White Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
95 °C
SKU · YUNNAN-YESHENG-ZIYA-BAICHA-CN
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Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Yúnnán Province (云南省)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
YUNNAN-YESHENG-ZIYA-BAICHA-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 95°C, 7 g / 100 ml, 10s, 10 steeps
  • Western: 90°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
95 °C
Tea amount
7 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Tea-to-water ratio
10 s
Gongfu steep increment
5 s
Origin
Tea type
White
Soil
Deep forest soils (mountain red and yellow soils), rich in organic matter (forest litter), with acidic reaction (pH 4.5–5.5).
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Delicate, sweetish, fruity-floral, with characteristic notes of melon, cucumber, sometimes — light berry (blueberry, blackberry) or vanilla nuances.
Liquor Color
From light transparent with slight yellowish tint to golden, sometimes — with barely noticeable pinkish cast (from dissolved anthocyanins). Liquor pH affects color: in weakly ac...
Spent Leaves
Large, opened shoots with purple tint. Tender, fleshy. Leaf blade size — significantly larger than Fujian white teas.
Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor Ch Intensity
2
Sensory Source Descriptor Dt Intensity
5
Details
Amino Acids
Elevated content (~3–5%). L-theanine dominates. Research shows that white tea from purple raw material retains more theanine than green or black tea from the same raw material (...
Minerals
Potassium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, iron, selenium. Deep root system of wild trees provides access to minerals from deep soil horizons.
Polyphenols
~25–30% (Yunnan large-leaf is one of the most polyphenol-rich in the world). Catechins: EGCG, ECG, EGC, EC.
Early harvest months
3, 4
Late harvest months
3, 4, 5
Peak harvest months
3, 4
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