Yiwu 20027T02 Harvest: Spring 2002
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Mengla
Height: 1000 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (junge Teebüsche)
Good quality tea made from young tea bushes which were grown from cuttings takten from old tea trees.
Character:
The character of the mountains around Yiwu village incorpoartes in the mellow, distinctly sweet note. This teas displays beautiful, pronounced notes of maturity. It was stored in China until 2012.
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.
