Bud of Ancient Trees

YA BAO
TÈ BIANCO DELLO YUNNAN, CINA

China, Yunnan. White Tea. Harvest 2023 Premium Selection.

Ya Bao is a unique white tea online among the most special, already from the photo you can tell that there is something different in this tea. In fact, it is a tea made of sole hand-picked buds, one by one, from wild plants growing in Yunnan, China.
However, unlike the buds of other white teas, those of Ya Bao would give life to new trunks of the plant rather than new leaves as it happens in Yin Zhen.
The cultivar from which they come is Zheng He (wild).

According to many, it is 
Some call it the White Pu erh because it comes from wild trees like the best Pu erh and because it comes from the same area. And also because it improves with time. In fact, what we offer you is a harvest from 2022, particularly successful.

Apart from its aesthetics, the most interesting notes come from its taste: A combination of floral, muscatel taste with a slightly smoky note in the finish. Very persistent in the mouth, what remains most is the sweet and floral note.

The low caffeine content makes it a tea for everyone and for all hours. Once the buds are picked, they are left to dry in the sun.