{"product_id":"2020-sun-dried-white-peony-fuding-guanyang-350g-cake","title":"2020 Sun-Dried White Peony — Fuding Guanyang · 350g Cake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2020 Sun-Dried White Peony — Fuding Guanyang · 350g Cake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a 2020 spring White Peony from Xitou village, Guanyang Town in Fuding. The material is Fuding Dahao cultivar, withered outdoors under direct sun in the traditional manner. After roughly a year of loose-leaf aging, it was pressed into this 350g cake in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite Peony sits above Shou Mei in the grade hierarchy — finer leaf, more bud content, a more delicate base to start from. That matters when you're talking about aging, because the transformation has different things to work with. Five years in, this tea is at an early-to-mid stage: the fresh, grassy notes of a new white tea are gone, the sweetness has deepened and settled, and the date character that defines well-aged Fuding white tea is clearly present. It hasn't yet reached the heavier, more complex medicinal depth of a longer-aged tea — and it doesn't claim to. What it offers is a tea that's genuinely pleasant to drink now, with some development still ahead if you're inclined to hold any back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sun-dried processing contributes body and warmth from the start. Sun-withered teas tend to oxidize a little further during processing than indoor-withered ones, which pushes the flavor profile toward richness rather than delicacy. Combined with five years of aging, the result is a cup that's fuller and sweeter than you might expect from a five-year-old White Peony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing worth noting: the first steep pours a pale golden yellow, then shifts noticeably to a deeper reddish amber from the second steep onward. It's a visible marker of where this tea sits in its aging — the early transformation is there, but it hasn't fully committed to the deep red of a long-aged tea. Both colors are accurate; neither is a defect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tea meets Chinese national food safety standards (GB). There is no organic certification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAt a Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTea type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAged White Peony (白牡丹), compressed cake\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHarvest\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpring 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOrigin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXitou, Guanyang Town, Fuding, Fujian\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProducer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLiufeng Tea · Yunwu Tea Factory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCultivar\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFuding Dahao\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProcess\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSun-dried withering; pressed 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNet weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e350g per cake\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLiquor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePale golden (first steep) → deep reddish amber\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFlavor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDried date, sweet, smooth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAging stage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEarly to mid\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCertification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChina national standard (GB) \/ food safety\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBrewing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGongfu (recommended):\u003c\/strong\u003e Break off approximately 5g with a tea pick and brew in a gaiwan or small teapot (around 110ml). Water at 95 °C. A quick rinse before the first steep helps loosen the compressed leaf. First steep 20–30 seconds, extend by 10–15 seconds each round. Expect 10 or more rounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrandpa \/ long steep:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 2–3g in a mug or thermos at 95 °C. Drink as it steeps and refill when the cup is about a third full. The sweetness holds up well in a long steep without turning bitter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWestern \/ pot:\u003c\/strong\u003e Around 3–5g per 300–400ml, 95 °C, 3–4 minutes. Straightforward and easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAvailable Sizes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e30g Sample\u003c\/strong\u003e — roughly six gongfu sessions. A sensible starting point before committing to a full cake.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cake (350g)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the standard option. Store in a dry, odor-free space at room temperature, away from direct sunlight. The cake will continue to develop slowly in storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTong — 7 Cakes (2.45kg)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most economical option. If you drink White Peony regularly and want to watch how it changes over the next few years, buying a tong and opening cakes periodically is one of the more rewarding ways to engage with aged white tea.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you're comparing across the range:\u003c\/strong\u003e In terms of age, this sits below the \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/products\/2018-sun-dried-shou-mei-fuding-350g-cake\"\u003e2018 Shou Mei cake\u003c\/a\u003e and further still below \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/products\/2014-sun-dried-white-peony-fuding-100g-waffle-cake\"\u003eour 2014 products\u003c\/a\u003e. But the grade difference matters as much as the vintage. White Peony starts from a finer leaf than Shou Mei, which means the character is cleaner and a little lighter even at the same age. If you want more body and more steeps, the \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/products\/2018-sun-dried-shou-mei-fuding-350g-cake\"\u003eShou Mei\u003c\/a\u003e is the direction to go. 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