Wenshan Baozhong
The strip-rolled Baozhong of the Wenshan district south of Taipei, the lightest oxidised of Taiwan’s oolongs and the closest to green tea in the whole category. It is shaped into loose twists rather than balls, which is unusual for Taiwan.
Character
Barely oxidised and highly aromatic — almost a continuation of green tea, and the natural first step into the oolong category.
- Flavour
- Floral, Sweet, Grassy
- Aroma
- Orchid, Fresh
- Mouthfeel
- Light, Silky
- Complexity
- Moderate
- Notes
- lilac, fresh cream, sweet grass
- Aftertaste
- Delicate, floral and clean.
Delicate intensity: light in the mouth with little grip. forgiving of a long steep.
Provenance and production
- Origin
- Taiwan
- Region
- Wenshan
- Cultivar
- Qing Xin
- Oxidation
- Lightly oxidised
- Harvest
- Spring
- Processing
- Withering → Bruising (shaking) → Oxidation → Kill-green (fixation) → Strip rolling → Drying
Brewing
Gongfu brewing (gaiwan)
4–6 g/100 ml · 85–92 °C · 5 authored infusions
Western brewing (teapot or mug)
1.5–2.5 g/100 ml · 90–95 °C · 2 authored infusions
No caffeine estimate is authored for this tea. TeaHQ does not infer one from its category, because category predicts caffeine poorly — matcha and gyokuro carry more than many black teas.
If you like this
Grouped by why they were suggested, strongest reason first. Nothing here is a blended score — a suggestion appears under the best reason that exists for it, and never under a weaker one as well.
Editorially linked
Someone wrote down why these two belong together. The note below is theirs.
- Qing Xiang Tie Guan Yin
From the lightest strip-rolled oolong to the lightest ball-rolled one. Same low oxidation, entirely different extraction behaviour.
- Baozhong
The district expression and the general style — effectively the same tea with the origin named.
Similar sensory profile
Shares controlled flavour, aroma and mouthfeel descriptors. A looser match — two teas can share descriptors and still taste nothing alike.
- Wenzhou Huang Tang
Shares 7 descriptors with Wenshan Baozhong: sweet, floral, grassy, light, silky, fresh and orchid.
- Bai Ji Guan
Shares 6 descriptors with Wenshan Baozhong: sweet, floral, light, silky, fresh and orchid.
- Cui Yu
Shares 6 descriptors with Wenshan Baozhong: floral, grassy, sweet, silky, orchid and fresh.
- Gou Gu Nao
Shares 6 descriptors with Wenshan Baozhong: floral, grassy, light, silky, orchid and fresh.
- Hou Kui supreme
Shares 6 descriptors with Wenshan Baozhong: floral, sweet, light, silky, orchid and fresh.
- Meng Ding Gan Lu
Shares 6 descriptors with Wenshan Baozhong: sweet, floral, light, silky, orchid and fresh.
Journeys featuring this tea
- I want lighter tea — Someone who finds ordinary tea heavy, astringent or too strong.
- Understanding oxidation — Someone who has read that oxidation defines tea categories and cannot taste what it does.