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Tested one of my four new white teas from Fullchea, as requested by an anon here earlier. It is Fullchea's 2018 Yue Guang Mei Ren (Moonlight White), which for some reason, had three or four duplicate entries the last time I saw it. This is the one I bought: https://www.fullchea-tea.com/-p0751.html
I will say, their statement about this tea being feminine and "as gentle as a girl" is spot-on. Here are my notes:
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5.5g/195F/12s

Dry leaf possesses an aroma of light jam with a floral body. Brewed leaf smells of a floral bread, still with a notable background fruity jam scent (perhaps most comparable to blackberry).

Low thickness, astringency, and bitterness. The body is very light and gentle, with a consistent underlying floral character throughout. There is some low fruitiness that can be detected within some initial lower temperature/duration infusions, but that is soon lost as the session goes on, or brewing parameters increase. The aftertaste is slightly herbal (nondescript), but still noticeably floral. Brewing from 190F-200F, I'm finding that lower brews seem to be performing best to bring out the modestly sweet, floral notes. Harder brews (such as one instance of 200F/~30s) seem to obscure these qualities a bit, adding a bit of low herbal bitterness in return for some nice juiciness in texture.

Overall, it is not bad, possessing a great leaf aroma and a liquor I find easy to sip on. This is only around three years old at the time of review, so perhaps with some more time in storage, those fruity aroma notes will begin to emerge more into the flavor body of the infusions. It isn't a particularly robust tea (as advertised), but it is a pleasant one to relax with. I think it has some excellent potential for maturation as well.