Nannuoshan 20147N14 Harvest: March 2014
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Menghai / Banpozhai
Height: 1800 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (200jährig und älter)
An outstanding Pu Er made of old tea trees from Mount Nannuo (Nannuoshan). Produced by Laenggass-Tee in collaboration with Les Feuilles Vertes. Traditional crafting, dried in the sun. One of the most beautiful tea gardens of the whole Mount Nannuo, very little small tea bushes, big tea trees protected by other, even bigger trees, great biological diversity, very big trunks. The producer gifted all his bushes to his cousin and kept only the old trees for himself. His garden is the best and most beautiful of the village. Instead of three there are only two seasons of plucking a year, he does not harvest in summer to treat the trees with care. This has, of course, an influence on the taste, too. His garden is also the highest up of all gardens in the village.
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.