Mengsong 20217MS21 Harvest: April 2021
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Menghai / Benglong- laozhai
Height: 2100 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (200jährig und älter)
A Pu Er of highest quality from Huazhuliangzi in Menghai Mengsong from old tea trees, produced traditionally and sun dried. Produced by Laenggass-Tee in collaboration with Les Feuilles Vertes. Because of the high altitude where these well protected grow and the dense biodiversity in the remote and not easily accessible forest, tea from Mengsong is more and more sought after.Adding to the confusion is the fact that there is another region with the same name (using the identical characters), but which is situated in the region of Jinghong.
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.
