Overview
Chen Pi Bai Cha marries delicate Fuding white tea with mandarin peel aged for six years in Xinhui: a bright, light-straw liquor, a discreet natural citrus aroma, and a smooth, velvety palate with a long, soothing finish. No added flavourings — the citrus comes entirely from the aged peel. Tea bags 30 g (10 × 3 g) — €19 (incl. VAT).
Fuding white tea × Xinhui chen pi aged 6 yearsLow caffeine · Ideal for eveningGreat for cold brew
Product facts
| Tea type |
White tea blended with chen pi (aged mandarin peel) |
| Origin |
White tea: Fuding, Fujian, China; chen pi: Xinhui, Guangdong |
| Chen pi |
Mandarin peels aged 6 years (from 2017), blended with the white tea in 2023 |
| Harvest |
Three times a year; tea plants around 5 years old |
| Terroir |
Gardens at the foot of mountains by the seaside, 500–800 m altitude; mild and rainy; volcanic-ash sediment soils rich in organic matter, low pH (acidic); red and yellow soils, alluvium |
| Format & price |
Tea bags 30 g (10 × 3 g) — €19 (incl. VAT) |
| Brewing |
3 g / 200 ml, 90 °C, 2 min; excellent cold brewed |
Terroir & origin
Fuding, in eastern Fujian, is one of China's major centres of white tea production. Fuding white tea is famous for its delicacy and sweet flavour, made from young buds with fuzzy, silvery leaves through a meticulous process that preserves its finesse. The chen pi comes from Xinhui in Guangdong — the region renowned for aged citrus peel — bringing a pleasant mandarin acidity and gentle bitterness. Buds and peels are dried and aged separately, then blended; the tea absorbs the aromas of the chen pi, creating this unique white tea.
Heritage
Chen pi — patiently aged mandarin peel — has been prized in Chinese herbal tradition for some two thousand years; 'thousand-year ginseng, hundred-year chen pi', says the proverb. Marrying it with tea, a custom traced back to the Tang dynasty, is ancestral Chinese wisdom in a cup.
Expert tasting note
“It's soft; the mandarin notes are discreet but well integrated in the tea. Pleasant on the palate, weightless, delicate, with a very graceful finesse.”— Philippe Chatillon, pioneering Jura winegrower, a longtime advocate of biodynamic viticulture
Tasting notes
Dry leaf: long, dark-brown leaves mixed with pieces of chen pi; a nose of willow and orange.
Liquor: light, bright straw colour; a floral white-tea aroma wrapped in dried orange peel; smooth, velvety and rich on the palate, with body and a long aftertaste.
How to brew
Water temperature90 °C / 195 °F·Dosage3 g (one bag) per 200 ml (20 cl)·Infusion timeabout 2 minutes
Cold brew
Cold brew (a THÉROIR summer profile): aged mandarin white tea, smooth — a refreshing blend of white tea and aged mandarin peel with citrus notes and natural sweetness. Steep about 2 hours; best over ice.
FAQ
What is chen pi?
Chen pi is dried mandarin peel aged over years — a traditional ingredient of both Chinese cuisine and Chinese herbal medicine, prized for centuries. THÉROIR uses chen pi from Xinhui, Guangdong, aged 6 years, with a pleasant mandarin acidity and gentle bitterness.
Is this a flavoured tea?
No. Chen Pi Bai Cha contains no added flavourings — the citrus aroma comes entirely from natural aged mandarin peel blended with the white tea, whose leaves absorb its aromas during the process.
Is Chen Pi Bai Cha low in caffeine?
Yes — it is the lowest-caffeine tea in our collection: a generous share of each bag is naturally caffeine-free aged mandarin peel, so every cup simply holds less tea leaf. Perfect for late afternoons and peaceful evenings, hot or cold brewed.
When should I drink it?
Light and relaxing, it suits afternoons and evenings; cold brewed, its citrus freshness makes it an ideal summer iced tea.
Where can I buy it?
Online at theroirtea.com (shipping across Europe, orders dispatched within 5 business days) and at THÉROIR, 9 rue Saint-Roch, 75001 Paris. Unopened products can be returned within 14 days.
