Snapped Pine Rock Oolong | Wuyi Mountain Fujian 2024

Snapped Pine · Sōng Zhé · 松折

2024

€93,00

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Snapped Pine · Sōng Zhé · 松折

Oolong tea

€93,00

€1.860,00/kg

The sound of a branch breaking in a forest after rain.

Snapped Pine is a Wuyi rock oolong that opens like a weather event. The first note is immediate and vivid: wet wood after rain, the smell of a forest floor recently soaked and beginning to warm in returning sunlight. Then the fireplace note arrives, smoky and contained, like the tail end of a wood fire in a cold room. Pine trees. Pine nuts. And then, unexpectedly, a bright, lifting thread of bergamot that cuts through the darkness and draws the whole profile upward. Cliff-grown in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian, in 2024, this is a yancha of genuine drama. It does not unfold quietly.

wet wood after rain · smoky fireplace · pine trees · pine nuts · bright bergamot lift · dark amber · yan yun · mineral coolness · volcanic drama

FORMAT · Loose leaf

HARVEST · April May

ORIGIN · Cliffs of Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, China

ELEVATION · 238 m

CULTIVAR · Shui Jin Gui Tea Tree

PRODUCER · Wuyi Najiaren Tea Roastery

PROCESSING · Hand-pick → Solar wilting → Hard bruising → Complete oxidation → Multi-stage heavy charcoal roasting (2024 Vintage)

BATCH · 45 kg

CERTIFICATION · Authentic Wuyi Cliffside Standard Verified

STORAGE · Sealed, dry, odour-free environment at ambient temperature

96/100

孤峰 · Gū Fēng Lone Peak · 95-100

The mountain at its most present. Everything unnecessary has fallen away.

Snapped Pine scores 96 for its incredible aromatic theatricality and clean structural progression. It masterfully bridges the deep, dark charcoal smoke notes with a surprising citrus clarity that keeps the session moving forward without stalling into bitterness. It represents an exceptional, punchy expression within Still Mountain. more about the Yuan Archive Scoring System

State-Certified National Park & Organic Terroir

This tea is cultivated in an officially designated, state-monitored ecological protection area (Wuyishan National Park Terroir).

Official Organic Certification: Accredited under national organic standards (GB/T 19630) for both raw agricultural production and artisanal processing. Holds the official Chinese Organic Product Certificates issued by government-accredited certification body (CNAS / China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment).

State-Monitored Ecology: Grown in a strictly protected natural reserve where industrial activity is forbidden, and natural biodiversity creates an optimal microclimate for tea.

Purity Guaranteed: Free from synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or soil additives.

The Dry Leaf

Sturdy, dark, charcoal-fired twisted leaves releasing a sharp, refreshing scent of pine resin and smoked wood.

The Soup

Pours a rich, beautifully dark amber liquor, perfectly clear and heavy in the glass.

Fragrance & Palate

The entrance is bold, smoky, and immediately present. Waves of wet wood after rain and a contained fireplace smoke fill the mouth, met by the rich texture of roasted pine nuts. Through the mid-steeps, a clean, lifting thread of bergamot arrives, cutting elegantly through the darkness. The rock rhyme (yan yun) operates as a clean mineral coolness running steadily beneath the warmth.

Spiritual Character

The Energy: Warm and highly stimulating. It shocks the senses into alignment, dispels lethargy, and sparks creative observation.

The Hour: Made for crisp afternoons, rainy days when the mind desires complexity, or any moment that calls for genuine sensory drama.

Lineage & History Snapped Pine is a dramatic 2024 Wuyi rock oolong that unfolds like a mountain storm. It demands rigorous processing: a precise solar wilt, hard bruising to initiate complete oxidation, and a multi-stage heavy charcoal roasting. This intense firing technique locks in the vivid, initial notes of wet wood and smoky fireplace, while allowing an unexpected, brilliant flash of lifting bergamot to cut through the darkness.

Terroir & Microclimate Grown on the volcanic cliffs of Wuyi Mountain in Fujian Province, the tea bushes endure a harsh, rocky existence. The mineral-dense cliffside environment produces a highly structural leaf. It is this deep connection to the ancient stone that generates the tea's clean mineral coolness (yan yun), acting as a sturdy frame for the rich flavors of roasted pine nuts and smoked wood.

This highly structural 2024 yancha requires uncompromised, roaring boiling water to release its dense pine resin and smoke notes. Use full 100°C heat.

Vessel: Heavy clay teapot or thick structural porcelain gaiwan

Ratio: 4g per 200ml

Water Temperature: 100°C (212°F)

First Rinse: 5 seconds then discarded, immediately triggering the bold fireplace and wet forest aromas

Steeps: 10 or more successive infusions, maintaining steady heat retention throughout the entire session

Teaware Pairing

Pair this dramatic oolong with a thick-walled clay vessel that anchors the intense smoky wood and pine nut notes, providing a sturdy frame for the unexpected bergamot lift.