2026 Spring Dongting Bi Luo Chun — Green Snail Spring | Lake Tai, Jiangsu

Premium 2025 Bi Luo Chun Green Tea - Fresh Harvest Green Snail Spring

Experience the exceptional quality of this 2025 vintage Bi Luo Chun (碧螺春) green tea, one of China's most celebrated and prestigious teas. This 50-gram package represents the fresh spring harvest of premium grade Bi Luo Chun, renowned for its distinctive spiral shape, delicate downy appearance, fresh grassy aroma, light refreshing flavor, and fruity floral notes. Known as "Green Snail Spring," this tea is celebrated for its elegant character and exquisite craftsmanship.

Bi Luo Chun - Green Snail Spring

Bi Luo Chun (碧螺春 - Green Snail Spring) is one of China's top ten famous teas, originating from the Dongting Mountain area near Lake Tai in Jiangsu Province. The name "Green Snail Spring" refers to the tea's distinctive tightly curled spiral shape resembling a snail shell, its vibrant green color, and its early spring harvest. This tea has been celebrated for over 1,000 years and was historically presented as imperial tribute tea.

2025 Fresh Spring Harvest

This tea represents the 2025 fresh spring harvest, captured during the brief early spring window when the tender buds and leaves are at their peak. Spring harvest Bi Luo Chun is the most prized, offering the freshest flavor, most delicate character, and highest nutritional content.

Distinctive Spiral Shape with White Down

Bi Luo Chun is famous for its distinctive tightly curled spiral shape and abundant white downy hairs covering the leaves. The presence of white down (called "bai hao") is a sign of premium quality, indicating the use of tender young buds. The spiral shape is created through expert hand-rolling techniques passed down through generations.

Distinctive Flavor Profile

The flavor profile is fresh, grassy, and light, delivering a delicate, refreshing character with natural sweetness. The tea has subtle fruity and floral notes, often described as having hints of fruit blossoms due to the tea plants growing among fruit trees in the Dongting Mountain orchards. The mouthfeel is smooth and clean with a lingering sweet aftertaste.

Unique Growing Environment

Bi Luo Chun tea plants grow among fruit trees (peach, plum, apricot) in the Dongting Mountain orchards. This unique intercropping creates a special microclimate and allows the tea to absorb subtle fruity floral fragrances from the surrounding fruit blossoms, contributing to the tea's distinctive aromatic character.

Health Benefits

Bi Luo Chun green tea is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and polyphenols, offering comprehensive wellness support. The tea is hydrating and refreshing, provides mild natural energy without jitters, supports digestion, boosts metabolism, and promotes mental clarity and focus.

Key Features:

Tea Type: Green Tea - Bi Luo Chun (碧螺春 - Green Snail Spring / Pi Lo Chun)
Vintage: 2025 fresh spring harvest
Weight: 50 grams
Grade: Premium grade
Origin: Dongting Mountain, Lake Tai region, Jiangsu Province, China
Appearance: Distinctive tightly curled spiral shape with abundant white downy hairs
Growing Environment: Intercropped among fruit trees (peach, plum, apricot)
Flavor Profile: Fresh, grassy, light with fruity floral notes
Aroma: Fresh grassy with subtle fruit blossom fragrance
Mouthfeel: Smooth, clean, refreshing
Health Benefits: Hydrating, antioxidant, mild energy, digestive support
Reputation: One of China's top ten famous teas; historical imperial tribute tea

Brewing Guide:

Tea Amount: 3 grams per 150ml (about 1 teaspoon)
Water Temperature: 70-75°C (158-167°F) - use lower temperature to preserve delicate flavor and prevent bitterness
Steeping Time: 1-2 minutes for first infusion
Subsequent Infusions: Can be re-steeped 2-3 times, increasing time by 30 seconds each
Teaware: Glass cup or gaiwan recommended to appreciate the beautiful spiral leaves unfurling
Water: Use filtered or spring water for best results
Presentation: Watch the downy spirals gracefully dance and unfurl in the water