2021 Mangzhi
from Shuitang
Wet Leaf Aroma
Floral, animal, barnyard, dried stonefruit, wild mountain herbs, alpine meadow character.
Tasting Notes
Starts off with a mineral and herbal character and a little vermouth bitterness. Notes of potato peel, moss, and nuts. Slight wild herbs and floral note shining through, with a buttery quality and a light caramel note against the fresh green base. Still tastes quite young for a 2021. Overall silky round, keeps on developing a very gentle sweetness, which in turn creates a sense of fullness in the body. A cooling quality sits in the taste, with grassy, mineral notes throughout.
In a Sentence
Mineral, herbal mountain stream
What it feels like
Grounding and well resonating in the body.
Journal
2025-08-25
I got this Sample as a gift from my last order. Drank it today in the small (45mL) Gaiwan on my front porch.
From the start, it carried a clear mountain-water minerality with herbal tones and a hint of vermouth-like bitterness. The texture was pleasantly viscous, with a depth and resonance that moved through the body in a good way. This tea has more to tell than just taste.
As the session progressed, the liquor grew more mouthwatering, and showed a satisfying sense of fullness. Cleanly processed - there is a felt sense of transparency - like you “feel the original plant shining through.”
