Manzhuan 20227M22 Harvest: 17.04.2022
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Mengla / Taozizhai
Height: 1600 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (mehrere 100 Jahre alt)
Wonderful Pu Er from the state-protected Guoyoulin forest in the mountains of Manzhuanshan. Manzhuan is one of the six ancient famous mountains and is situated northwest of Yiwu. It is often spelled Manzhuang, after one of the villages in this region. Manzhuan Guoyoulin is one of the most sought-after tea forests there, because very few ancient tea trees exist in Manzhuan outside of this forest.The tea forests were rediscovered when villagers went into the forest around the long abandoned village of Taozizhai to cut firewood. Since logging was banned in the state-protected forest around 2010, the biodiversity in the forest is very high and the tea trees are protected from direct sunlight by tall shade trees.
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.
