Laobanzhang Danzhu 20167DL6 Harvest: 10.04.2016
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Menghai / Laobanzhang
Height: 1800 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (über 700 Jahre alt)
A rare specialty from Yunnan: a raw Pu Er of superior quality from a single tea tree that is over seven hundred years old. Of course, the quantities produced from this tree are small and the tea is hence not pressed. Traditionally crafted, dried in the sun.The old tea tree grows on Mount Bulang in the village of Laobanzhang in the middle of a forest of tea trees and other, higher trees. Teas from this village belong to the most famous, most sought for teas of that region, and are hence rather expensive.
Character:
The character of Laobanzhang, a village on Mount Bulangshan, is the very strong but beautifully tart note. This tea is still really fresh.
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.
