Tea by Mariage Frères at Cave Secrète
The purest expression of the French Art of Tea
This “Maison de Thé” is the most ancient in France, founded on June 1st, 1854 by the brothers Edouard and Henri Mariages, then traders in “tea, spices, and oriental goods”.
By then the family was already trading tea and spices for two centuries, since king Louis XIV in 1660 mandated Nicolas Mariage to travel to Persia and establish a tea trade for the royal court of Versailles.
Today Mariage Frères is one of the world’s most exclusive merchants in luxury teas.
Their “Haute Couture” of tea provides a unique experience, blending tradition and innovation, and representing the most refined qualities of the French art of living.
For Mariage Frères tea is like great wines, with vintage varieties, unique harvests, grand crus, terroirs, blends, and subtle, sophisticated teas for connoisseurs.
French Tea for Mariage Frères is: the quest for the finest and rarest teas, the skill of classical and flavoured blends, the art of making tea, tea and gastronomy, and the art of giving.
At Cave Secrète in Nürnberg
Located in the St Johannis district in Nuremberg, Cave Secrète since 2016 carefully selects and imports French and Italian wines and Champagne from independent winemakers.
Cave Secrète is also a gourmet food shop and the French tea of Mariage Frères.
Our tea selection
Our bestsellers
Thé à l'Opéra
Green Tea
A lyrical blend of subtle red fruit and spice flavours and a refined green tea.
Breakfast Earl Grey
Black Tea
A great morning classic: a blend of full-bodied Ceylon black teas and the scent of bergamot.
Grand Cru, Fuji-Yama
Green Tea
Harvested in spring, this Sencha Grand Cru is grown in the finest tea gardens in Japan.
The leaves have an emerald green colour. A short infusion at 80ºC will give us a tea with jade reflections, very smooth and very pleasant to drink.
Jasmin Mandarin
Green Tea
The jasmine tea from Mariage Frères.
Thousands of jasmine flowers, picked at dawn, are placed in successive layers on the tea leaves until the dry tea absorbs the natural scent of the fresh flowers.
Marco Polo
Black Tea
This mythical scented black tea blend is a bestseller from the Maison Mariage Frères and will take you on a journey to the most distant and mysterious lands.
Blanc et Rose
White Tea
Dating back to imperial China and celebrated by its rulers, white tea was also called “silver needles” in Chinese.
These young buds, still covered with white down, are harvested in spring and are perfectly paired with oriental rose petals.
A very subtle tea, naturally flowery, fresh and velvety.
Sakura Blue
Blue Tea
One of Mariage Frères’ flagship blends, created in 2000, now in a blue version. It is an Oloong mixed with Japanese cherry blossoms, with notes of nuts and sweet almond.
A magnificent collector’s canister serves as a protective case.
Black Opéra
Black Tea
Black tea with gourmet notes, velvety on the palate, it gives off a scent of red fruits, vanilla and rare spices.
A sensually fragrant black tea.
Black Opéra is part of the “Beautiful Tea for Beautiful People” collection.
Rouge Métis
Roibusch – Red Tea
A beautiful red rooibos, rich in fragrance, perfumed with black and red fruits, spices, flowers and citrus.
Theine-free, perfect for drinking in the early evening.
At Cave Secrète in Nürnberg
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Located in the St Johannis district in Nuremberg, Cave Secrète since 2016 carefully selects and imports French and Italian wines and Champagne from independent winemakers.
Cave Secrète is also a gourmet food shop and the French tea of Mariage Frères.
All our products share the same value: we selected each one of them for their quality and the talent of the people who produce them.