Bulangshan 20167B16 Harvest: 28.03.2016
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Menghai / Laoman'e
Height: 1380 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (300jährig und älter)
A Pu Er of the best quality from old trees from the village Laomane on Bulangshan, the leaves have been worked in the traditional fashion and sun-dried. Produced by Laenggass-Tee in collaboration with Les Feuilles Vertes. The village is situated in a hollow and the old trees grwo on the hills that surround it. Laoman'e is the second most sought-after place for tea on Bulang-shan, second only to Laobanzhang. The village is not easily accessible and hence naturally protected. Behind the tea-gardens, one can find more, untouched subtrobical woods. Generally speaking, the region offers a very natural surrounding. In the midst is the village, surrounded by the tea-gardens, which in turn lies in the middle of the forest.
Category:
Sheng Cha - Raw Pu Er Sheng Cha, Raw Tea, or literally: live tea, are Pu Er teas of the traditional type. The tea leaves are briefly heated after the withering process, then formed and dried in the sun, or, with simpler qualities, also by hot air. This so-called Mao Cha, Unfinished Tea, is either pressed into different forms or stocked and sold as Sancha, Loose Tea. Old Sheng Cha teas differ significantly from young ones. When young, they are wild: tart, and at the same time extremely mellow and sweet. As they age, they become more mature: the tart taste goes over into spicy, and then turns into incredible aromas of moist earth. The sweetness then remains subtly in the background.
Storage:
Fresh and pleasant to drink, combining slightly tart and sweet notes. This tea undergoes a process of microbial fermentation while stored, during which it loses freshness and tartness, while gaining depth, sweetness and earthy notes.
