2025 Yunnan Phoenix Mountain Organic Black Tea

Phoenix Mountain (Fenghuangshan) lies in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Dali, at the northern edge of the Wuliang Mountain National Nature Reserve. This high-elevation tea region sits around 2,380 meters above sea level and has a long history of tea cultivation dating back over a thousand years, historically aligned with ancient tea-horse trade routes.

Yunshui Guniang Phoenix Mountain Organic Tea Estate traces its origins to a state-run collective tea farm established in 1955. Today, the estate manages over 1,400 mu of forested tea land, including certified organic terrace gardens and wild, naturally regenerated old-tree areas. The gardens are fully organically certified and managed under wild-growing principles.

The region’s cool average temperature (around 18°C), abundant cloud cover, large diurnal temperature swings, mineral-rich soils, and intact forest ecology create ideal conditions for slow leaf growth and high aromatic concentration, resulting in teas known for clarity, sweetness, and layered structure.

This organic black tea is produced from fresh spring leaves that are withered, rolled, and fully oxidized. The infusion shows a bright red-amber color with steady honeyed aromatics, gentle malt sweetness, and a full, rounded body. Its calm sweetness and depth reflect the slow growth and ecological balance of Phoenix Mountain’s high-altitude tea trees.