Spread over just under one hectare and containing roughly 1,600 tea bushes, this tea garden sits in the heart of a wooded, hilly landscape near the dramatic granite chaos of the Roches du Diable(Devil’s Rocks), crossed by the Éllé River. It benefits from ideal forest conditions, rich in humus, which are conducive to creating a genuine “terroir” tea.
The tea bushes are cultivated with passion according to agroecological principles and are accompanied by companion plants such as wild strawberries, clovers, and geraniums. A belt of trees, some centuries old, shelters the plantation from drying winds. Natural mulches made of ferns and leaves from oak, chestnut, beech, and birch protect the plants during difficult conditions.
Mechanical intervention is kept to an absolute minimum: most of the work is done by hand. In this way, the trees, wetlands, and the entire biotope are preserved as much as possible.
WULONG KNOW-HOW
Originally from Nantes, the “city of camellias,” Jakez Hubert spent many years working in the sound world of Radio France studios before turning to a very different craft: oolong tea. Drawn to the complexity and aromatic richness of this family of teas, he set off in 2018 on an initiation trip to Taiwan, one of the historical cradles of oolong, to meet the producers and artisans who keep the tradition alive.
Back in Brittany, Jakez forged a close partnership with Filleules des Fées, a pioneering tea producer in France. Together, from 2021 to 2023, they developed a manufacturing process suited to producing a high-quality Breton oolong adapted to the local climate and terroir.
Driven by meticulous passion, Jakez immersed himself in traditional harvesting and processing methods: from leaf selection and controlled oxidation to roasting, each step is explored with care and curiosity.
Today, his Breton oolong pays tribute to Chinese tradition while asserting a distinctive, local identity.
