Damenglong Mengsong 20157DM5 Harvest: 20.03.2015
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Jinghong / Najiaganbian
Height: 1650 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (200jährig und älter)
This Pu Er of highest quality has been produced by Les feuilles Vertes on request by Länggass-Tee. This tea is from Jinghong Mengsong (Damenglong), made from old tea-trees, produced in traditional fashion and sun-dried.The tea garden is located in a deserted and quite isolated part of the mountain, where some very olf tea-trees grow.Historically, this tea was produced for the emperor, later, the leaves have been sold to Bulangshan and the local production has been abandoned. Recently, the people have become more interested in their traditions and the production of tea under the name Mengsong has begun again.
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.
