2020
2020 Fuding Shoumei White Tea
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Shoumei is the boldest of the white tea styles, made from larger, more mature leaves rather than buds or young tips, giving it a fuller body and a natural earthiness that more delicate white teas do not have. This 2020 spring harvest has been aging in compressed mini cake form for 6 years, developing warm notes of honey, dried fruit, and a soft earthy richness, with a smooth, round body and a long finish.
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What is Fuding Shoumei?
Shoumei is the boldest of the white tea styles. Made from the larger, more mature leaves of the Da Bai cultivar rather than buds or young tips, it has a fuller, more robust character with a natural earthiness that more delicate styles like Silver Needle or Bai Mu Dan simply do not have.
This spring harvest has been aging in compressed mini cake form since 2020, giving it 6 years of slow transformation. It sits just before the threshold that old Fuding tradition calls "seven years treasure," meaning the flavor has already developed considerable depth and complexity, but still retains more of the tea's original character than a fully matured cake would.
In the cup, expect warm honey, dried fruit, and a soft earthy richness, with a smooth, round body and a long finish. The mini cake format makes it easy to portion and brew multiple times.
Tasting Notes
Warm and mellow, with a dried fruit sweetness, gentle herbal depth, and a lingering honey finish that reveals the quiet transformation of five years' rest.
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Brewing Instructions
- Amount
- 1 packper 200 ml
- Temperature
- 90–99°C194–210°F
- Infusion Time
- 15 sec+5 sec each steep
- Infusions
- Up to 15
Rinse the leaves once with hot water before the first steep.
Aging & Storage
Store in a cool, dry, airtight container away from light and strong smells.
Origin
Origin
Fuding, Fujian
Cultivar
Da Bai
Elevation
500 meters
Fuding in Fujian Province is widely considered the birthplace of Chinese white tea, and the region where the style’s defining standards were established. The area has a mild, humid climate with abundant rainfall and frequent mist, conditions that slow the development of the tea leaf and allow its natural flavors to concentrate gradually. Fuding is home to two native cultivars, Da Bai and Da Hao, which have been cultivated here for generations and are the foundation of all authentic Fuding white tea. The best leaves are harvested by hand in early spring, when the buds are at their most tender.
