Rudd Estate 2026 Vintage Barrel Aged TEALEAVES
Loose Leaf Tea | White
Blending Notes
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Aroma
Ethereal, slightly floral
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Palate
Complex muscatel, oaky
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Purpose
Integrated agriculture
Ingredients
Sustainability
Our loose leaf is packed in tins that are recyclable and can be disposed of in your blue bin. Our tins are also food-safe and can be repurposed for many things including spices and other dried ingredients. Learn More about sustainability at TEALEAVES.
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About This Blend
Make The Perfect Cup of Tea
TEALEAVES
1 Tsp
Water
8 oz
Fire
180°F
Steep
3 Min
Rudd Estate has long been committed to farming in harmony with nature, while TEALEAVES has consistently championed Biodiversity+ Design and socially responsible sourcing.
Together, the two houses applied their expertise as tastemakers into a living expression of care, responsibility, and refined taste.
The result is "Rudd Estate 2026 Barrel Aged TEALEAVES": a meeting of vineyard and tea garden, of thoughtful cultivation and patient aging.
We invite you to taste with intention. To notice what is in the cup and what choices brought it there.
Because small decisions, made well, can shape something extraordinary.
The Blend
This rare white tea is blended with hand-picked gob-chi berries from UNDP / UN Women-supported communities in Nepal, and Himalayan chamomile, then gently aged in a French oak wine barrel from Rudd Estate in Oakville.
The result reveals subtle oak, soft florals, and a quiet brightness from the wild berries.
A collaboration shaped by the shared craft of vineyard and tea garden—where purpose, provenance, and palate meet.
Exquisite Taste Begins in the Soil
Great wine and great tea share the same beginning: the soil.
Long before harvest, choices are made: How the land is tended. How biodiversity is encouraged. Whether cultivation works with living systems, or against them.
When growers care for the health of the ecosystem- the microorganisms in the soil, the plants between rows, the balance of the environment over time- the harvest reflects it. Depth emerges. Structure feels more complete. Character develops.
This shared philosophy led Rudd Estate to deepen its stewardship of the land, preserving it for future generations while allowing the terroir to reach its full potential, while TEALEAVES expanded sourcing to ingredients that support biodiversity and community resilience.
The barrel selected for this vintage once held the 2021 Rudd Oakville Estate Red wine made from grapes grown with the same care for the land. As the white tea rested within its oak staves, it absorbed more than aroma. It carried forward a subtle imprint of place, a meeting of land, time, and human attention.
Craft, here, is not separate from nature. It is a continuation of it.
Tea Meets Oak
As the tea rests within the barrel, the partnership becomes tangible. A quiet dialogue between leaf and oak.
Over 200 days, the wood offers what it has held — warmth, the memory of fruit, and a fine mineral structure — while the tea leaves respond by accepting these notes while maintaining their own character.
Regular evaluations guide the process. Subtle adjustments in temperature and humidity gently shape the conversation between wood and leaf.
Patience is rewarded. In the cup, the liquor pours pale gold.
The aroma rises first: gentle wood, orchard skin, and a faint floral lift from the white tea. On the palate, the texture feels rounder than expected; a quiet structure supports the softness of the leaf. Subtle tannin appears toward the finish, extending the experience and allowing the notes to linger.
A Continuing Partnership
Since 1996, Rudd Estate has cultivated its vineyards in Napa Valley with a commitment to nurturing the land and expressing its terroir.
For more than two decades, TEALEAVES has advanced botanical craft through precision blending, cultural reverence, and innovation in tea.
Together, this partnership reflects a shared language of harvest, patience, and place.
Our first vintage began the conversation. This second deepens it. An invitation to infuse change — and to become a changemaker.
Wine dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Las vegas
An intimate tea and wine dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas — a private conversation in craft, where TEALEAVES x Rudd Estate share the evolution from taste to change. Details to be revealed in time.
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