Youleshan 20167YL6 Harvest: 28.03.2016
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Jinghong / Yanuocunzhai
Height: 1350 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Xiaoyezhong (200jährig und älter)
A Pu Er of highest quality from Youle (Jinuoshan) from old tea-trees, traditionally produced and sun-dried. Produced by Laenggass-Tee in collaboration with Les Feuilles Vertes.The tea garden, well protected from direct sunlight, is located in a forest with a good biodeviersity in a small remote valley. The different varietals that grow in this garden are - quite surprisingly - not Dayezhong, but wild and original varieteis such as Xiaoyezhong and Zhongyezhong. The teas are produced by three brothers from Simao, who love the tea from Youle, but which has not been well produced of late. Hence they decided to rent a garden and to produce Youle in the traditional manner.
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.
