This Rou Gui comes from the Zhengyan protected area of Wuyishan. Due to the impervious nature and small size of this area, the tea produced here is not a large amount. Zhengyan tea is considered exceptional because the unique terroir can enrich tea with a strong “Yan Yun” flavor: a hard to describe uniue flavor literally translated as “melody of the cliffs”. Rougui is considered the best cultivar to express the yun flavor.
This tea has a medium level of charcoal roasting and is not recommended to inexperienced Yancha drinkers as the qualities that make it special might not be noticeable especially if one is not already familiar with the character of Rougui. To get familiar with the Rougui basic character we recommend to try first our Rougui 2018 and then come back to Zhengyan tea to see what makes this a more complex tea.