New Zealand
New Zealand's tea culture is very recent, but it has already acquired its letters of nobility. The only tea garden in the unspoilt Waikato region of the North Island specializes in the production of grand crus, using cultivars imported mainly from Taiwan, including the essential Qing Xing. Each tea produced in this garden is a demonstration of savoir-faire. They are as visually beautiful and well-crafted as they are rich and complex on the palate.
Venerable Wu Long
Oceanic Wu Long
Dragon Soul Wu Long
Charming Wu Long
Waikato Melody
Black Evidence
Exceptional wulongs
Waikato wulongs are distinguished by their richness of flavor and complexity:
- Dragon Soul Wu Long: A magnificent wulong with notes of pink grapefruit, wild flowers, vanilla, pistachio and ripe quetsche ;
- Oceanic Wu Long: A great wulong with flavors of yellow fruit, currant, toast crust and hazelnut;
- Charming Wu Long: A charming wulong with aromas of garrigue flower honey, brown sugar, stewed fruit, toasted thyme cookies;
- Venerable Wu Long: A noble wulong aged for five years, with woody notes, figs, raisins and caramelized roasted hazelnuts.
Exceptional black teas
These black teas stand out for their intense, gourmet flavors:
- Black Evidence: A gourmet black tea with chocolate, cookie and red fruit flavors.
- Waikato Melody: A fruity black tea with tart notes of yellow fruit stewed in brown sugar.
A confidential green tea
- Waikato Pleasure: A magnificent green tea offering a complex infusion with vegetal, iodized, fruity and sweet notes.
A new terroir for tea
New Zealand, known for its breathtaking natural landscapes, is becoming a terroir of excellence for tea cultivation. A few decades ago, an enthusiastic tea grower decided to plant tea bushes on the island, after discovering that many species of Camellia thrive particularly well here.
A passionate grower and organic teas
It's in the Waikato region of the North Island that our New Zealand producer partner has been growing Camellia Sinensis since 1996. The local climate, with hot, humid summers, mild winters, rainfall of between 1200 and 1600 mm per year and an average of 2000 hours of sunshine per year, provides ideal conditions for growing tea plants.
In just a few decades, our New Zealand partner has developed a range of high quality teas, including wulongs comparable to the best from China and Taiwan, using manufacturing techniques based on traditional know-how.