Gao Shan Zhai 2014 Spring

2014 was a near perfect year, weather wise, for Gao Shan Zhai, with dry sunny conditions prevailing throughout the harvesting period. As a result, the aroma is especially good this year, with brown sugar, broad beans and orchids, followed by cotton candy. The soup is not that thick but very clear and beautiful. Best of all is the chesty chaqi, a tight ball forms in the chest, and it feels like your collar bone is vibrating. The flavor has a clear beginning, middle and end with mild tannins rising to a pleasant bitterness, with a slight drying sensation followed by a sweet finish and a gorgeous aftertaste that lingers in the throat, the huigan can be felt with each breath.