Laobanzhang 20177OL7 Harvest: 20.04.2017
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Menghai / Laobanzhang
Height: 1700 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (über 300 Jahre alt)
A genuine, un-pressed Laobanzhang from several old tea-trees. Traditionally produced and sun-dried.Pu Er from the village Laobanzhang is considered to be one of the best Pu Ers and hence they are the most famous and sought after and therefore they are also the most expensive teas. Around the village one finds original forests with a considerable biodiversity and old tea trees, the eldest being over 1000 years old. The tea trees are protected from direct sunlight by higher-growing trees.
Character:
The character of Laobanzhang, a village on Mount Bulangshan, is the very strong but beautifully tart note. This tea is still very 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.
