This tea comes from the same ecological garden located in the Ali or Ali Shan Mountains, as the Ali Shan Cha Wulong "Anaiza" , the Ali Shan Cha Wulong "Mimo" , the Ali Shan Cha White "Nano" and the roasted Ali Shan Cha Red "Yunghu".
A true pioneer, producer Silvia Vayiyana oxidizes part of her harvest to obtain a pearl black tea with a coppery amber liquor and warm, delicious notes of sweet vanilla and stewed fruit that will only improve over the years. This vintage was harvested at the very beginning of summer 2017. Its supple tannins and fruity facet have only become more pronounced over the years. A sweet treat to savor like a mignardise, but without the sugar!
Silvia being of indigenous Tsou origin nicknamed him "Yunghu" which means comforting in Tsou, warm like its color and its mouthfeel.
Producer
Silvia Vayiyana
Silvia is a mixed race native of the Tsou tribe, and lives in a village in the heart of the high altitude tea appellation of the Ali Mountains, the Ali Shan.
She has managed to keep her father's land and to develop it with the cultivation of tea in sustainable agriculture.Ali Shan is mostly known for its wulong teas, but Silvia, very creative, has tried, with the same cultivar, the Chin Shin, to manufacture other...
I've been turning away from red teas for some time. This very rounded Ali Shan Cha Red doesn't develop any bitterness and therefore may tempt me to try it again. I would like to say that generally speaking, all the teas ordered from Lydia Gautier (and I've been ordering from her since the beginning) are of high quality. I appreciate her rigorous work, far from trends. Thank you.
a tea with round and warm flavors of stewed fruit, which brings a feeling of well-being and comfort.
On the other hand, you can infuse it for a long time, forget it in the teapot, it does not develop any bitterness.
