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Gaiwan

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
Water temperature
95 °C
Gongfu water temperature
92 °C
SKU · ZHENGZHAI-CHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Pútián Prefecture (莆田市, Pútián Shì), Xiānyóu County (仙游县, Xiānyóu Xiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
ZHENGZHAI-CHA-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 92°C, 6 g / 100 ml, 10s, 8 steeps
  • Western: 88°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
7 g per 140 ml (gongfu, 1:20 ratio) or 3–4 g per 200–250 ml (European style).
Water temperature
95 °C
Gongfu water temperature
92 °C
Tea amount
6 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Tea-to-water ratio
10 s
Origin
Tea type
Oolong
Taste
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 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...
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor Li Intensity
1
Details
Alkaloids
Caffeine (咖啡碱, kāfēi jiǎn) — moderate level, typical for Minnan oolongs (≈2.5–3.5% dry weight). Theobromine (可可碱, kěkě jiǎn) and theophylline (茶碱, chájiǎn) — in trace amounts.
Minerals
Potassium, magnesium, manganese, iron, zinc, fluorine, phosphorus, selenium. Elevated iron and zinc content — distinctive feature of this terroir, due to mineral composition of ...
Vitamins
Vitamins C (ascorbic acid), B₁, B₂, E (tocopherols), K, P (rutin). Vitamin C content decreases with charcoal roasting but is preserved in green varieties.
Early harvest months
4, 9
Late harvest months
5, 10
Peak harvest months
4, 5, 9, 10
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