Uji Homare Gyokuro
Garden Direct Organic Green Tea
Description
Origin
Description
Origin: Uji, Japan
Cultivar: Gokou, Saemidori, Ujihikari, Houshun, Yabukita & Samidori
Elevation: 10-150m
Harvest: Month of May in vintages 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Gyokuro (“jade dew”) is the most prestigious and rare shade-grown green tea from Japan. This year we selected two gyokuro teas from the esteemed Uji region of Japan. Uji teas tend to emphasize richness of umami taste with savory and sweet flavors akin to kombu, snap pea and mushroom-dashi. Prime gyokuro from Uji is typically a variety of vintages blended by seasoned tea masters to achieve an outstanding profile specific to Uji terroir and style. The Homare grade contains vintage ranges from 2009–2020 blended to highlight the classic, deep and mellow taste of Uji tea. Vintage blends are released each year at the outset of Autumn. The Homare blend has notes of kombu and nettle with a sweet and rich umami dashi taste.Homare is the entry point to super premium grades of traditional Uji Gyokuro.
Cultivar: Gokou, Saemidori, Ujihikari, Houshun, Yabukita & Samidori
Elevation: 10-150m
Harvest: Month of May in vintages 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Gyokuro (“jade dew”) is the most prestigious and rare shade-grown green tea from Japan. This year we selected two gyokuro teas from the esteemed Uji region of Japan. Uji teas tend to emphasize richness of umami taste with savory and sweet flavors akin to kombu, snap pea and mushroom-dashi. Prime gyokuro from Uji is typically a variety of vintages blended by seasoned tea masters to achieve an outstanding profile specific to Uji terroir and style. The Homare grade contains vintage ranges from 2009–2020 blended to highlight the classic, deep and mellow taste of Uji tea. Vintage blends are released each year at the outset of Autumn. The Homare blend has notes of kombu and nettle with a sweet and rich umami dashi taste.Homare is the entry point to super premium grades of traditional Uji Gyokuro.
Tasting Notes
oceanic, fleur de sel, very elegant, finish of sweet mochi, umami
Ingredients
Traditional Preparation
wakame, seaweed, fresh cut hay, lion's mane mushroom, elegant bittersweetness, umami
50g
$50.00
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faint pine aroma, sugar snap peas, reverberating umami, silky mouthfeel
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