Weng Jia Shan Long Jing3CL0W Harvest: 10.04.2024
Origin: China / Zhejiang / Hangzhou / Wengjiashan
Height: 120 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Lao Long Jing
A genuine and true Xihu Longjing of very high quality. We purchase the tea directly from the tea-grower in the village Wengjiashan, considered an outstanding terroir for Long Jing tea, second only to Longjing village itself. We consciously buy the harvest after the Qingming Festival on April 4th/5th, as the prices for such Minghou Longjing are half as high.The step of firing (roasting) the leaves in a wok is done by machine, forming and drying in the wok is however done by hand in the traditional way: the leaves are not pressed to flatly, so that the aroma remains full, but the tea does not look as regular and beautiful.
Character:
Dense and powerfull, nutty and aromatic. Mineral and savoury in it's finish. Thrilling, surprising, a great attraction.
Category:
Bian Xing Cha (incl. Long Jing) Bian Xing Cha, literally flat form tea, are green teas with pressed, flat leaves. Usually the bud and two leaves are plucked for this tea. The leaves' typical flat form comes from pressing the tea leaves against the hot wok's wall by hand, or by machine. For the most part, Bian Xing Cha are being sold as Long Jing. Genuine Long Jing come from the region around the Xi Hu (West-lake), in the west of Hangzhou (Zhejiang province) and are called Xi Hu Long Jing. Great quality teas come from the three villages Wengjiashan, Longjing and Meijiawu and are called Long Jing Shi Feng, Dragon well from the lion's summit. The Long Jing type of tea is also being produced in other regions of China and unfortunately sold as original Long Jing. Other well known Bian Xing Cha are the simpler Ding Gu Da Fang, and the excellent Tai Ping Hou Kui. Bian Xing Cha are light and sweet with a nutty aroma and the very clear and typical slightly bitter notes of green tea.
