This is the tea that confirmed our forecasted enthusiasm towards the spring 2016 season. When we tasted it, we knew we were in for a very good high-mountain tea season, at least in the central part of the island. It is no secret that we have a penchant for the teas coming from this garden. Season after season, good or bad, the new responsible farm management practices put in place 3 years ago by the Chen family – the same responsible for our Longfengxia tea – and the skill of their team have consistently produced stellar teas. This spring 2016 goes one notch above the previous ones. It is simply divine and very generous. It is blessed with a lot of organoleptic material making it thick, complex and very rewarding. The floral component of this tea is rich and intricate and its texture is rich rather than brash with sweet balsam notes that liger in the mouth. At the time of writing this, the tea is still very green and edgy but holds a lot of promise when it will have mellowed a little bit. This garden produces one of the most balanced and generous high mountain oolong in our selection and this spring's Lot 517 should be a definite must on your list of high mountain teas to try out this season and hopefully adopt!