Upper Grade Organic Japanese Sencha Green Tea

Sencha is a very popular green tea in Japan. Cultivated in Japan, it comes in leaves that are dark green and bright in color and have a characteristic needle shape.

Sencha is the most common tea in Japan, in fact, it represents 80% of national tea production and is also the most appreciated. Its infusion has a color ranging from golden-yellow to an intense green, but remains very transparent.

Sencha tea, unlike Matcha and Gyokuro tea, is grown in full sun, along wavy rows. The tea bushes are low and arranged in a harmonious and orderly manner, the plantations are of a variety of Camellia sinensis called Yabukita.

Cultivated in Japan, in particular in Kirishima in southern Japan. Kirishima is an ideal place for growing organic tea, because there is often thick fog, and the temperature difference is extreme. This climatic condition is very favorable for Japanese teas.

The harvest time is very important, generally three different harvests are made. The first between the end of April and the beginning of May, the second at the end of June, and finally, at the beginning of August the third. Sencha NaturaleBio tea comes from the first harvest, which is also called «Ichiban-cha» or «Shincha tea» which means new tea.

After harvesting, the oxidation process is stopped immediately, in fact, the leaves are steam cooked for a maximum of 2 minutes to preserve all their beneficial properties. They are then dried and passed through a machine which gives the leaves their classic needle-like appearance.

The best Sencha comes from organic farming. Sencha green tea comes in leaves that are dark green and bright in color and have a characteristic needle shape.

Loose Sencha green tea has a very particular, refreshing and harmonious aroma, flavor and taste, ranging from astringent to sweet. This is thanks to the two fundamental components that come into play, particularly important at the time of infusion, theanine and catechins.

Sencha tea is a tea with a low theine content, this makes it perfect for drinking frequently.

Sencha tea can be drunk in infusion in water, or used in the kitchen as a spice to flavor your dishes.

We at NaturaleBio sell and market organic Sencha green tea leaves.