Mengku 20177M17 Harvest: 06.04.2017
Origin: China / Yunnan / Lincang / Shuangjiang / Xiangzhuhezhai
Height: 1850 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Meng Ku Da Ye Zhong (200jährig und älter)
This outstanding Pu Er has been produced by Laenggass-Tee together with Les Feuilles Vertes from Mengku Daxueshan. Mengku is a tea producing region that lies relatively high up in the north, and one finds many tea villages with old tea trees. It is not as sought after as other regions, but much appreciated by connoisseurs. At the end of the 20th century various wild tea forests have been re-discovered, where trees of a variety grow that is not identical to the varieties of other old trees of the region. The tea region is separated in the western part of the mountain (Xibanshan), to the west of the river Mengku, with the villages Bingdao and Daxueshan, and the eastern side of the river Mengku, where Zhengqitng and Gonglong are situated.
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.