A Tea from Floating Leaves Tea. the 2019 version of this tea was soooo strongly flavored of pineapple and corn, it was remarkable. the 2020 batch is much more mellow and subtle, but I can still catch a lot of the pineapple.
From 2019:
Baozhong is brightly fragrant, open leaf oolong. Leaves are long, spindly and deep forest green. Although the floral, green profile is similar to high mountain oolong, Baozhong is more direct and straightforward.
This Baozhong is made by our longtime farmer friend Mr Chen in Pinglin. We have been working with him since 2005. He was born into a family of rice farmers, and he switched to tea when he was 17. He is a delightful, hard working and upbeat man. He has an experimental attitude about tea farming, and does every step of the processing in house, instead of outsourcing as is common practice now.
Farmer Chen processes this tea to give it a heavier body and more fruit notes. It is not made to win competitions; that would require extremely light processing, floral notes and a jade colored broth like the Competition Style Baozhong.
Description
Wet leaves scent is fruity and very sweet smelling. Broth is very juicy feeling and viscous. Body is lighter than usual, almost leaning towards floral. The first note that came to mind when drinking the tea was pineapple. Not the tartness, but the aroma. This crop is particularly fruity and sweet.
Growing Location
Pinglin, Taiwan
Baozhong is also grown in Fujian Province
Type
Literal Meaning
wrapped kind
Harvest
March
NEXT compare 2021 and 2020 Baozhong Farmer's Choice -> Things to Write About
I got the 2021 crop on A Visit to Floating Leaves, and I really should spend time comparing the two since I still have quite a lot of it still.