Nannuoshan 20227N22 Harvest: 03.04.2022
Origin: China / Yunnan / Xishuangbanna / Menghai / Banpolaozhai / Zhuilong
Height: 1380 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qiao Mu Da Ye Zhong (200-600jährig)
An outstanding Pu Er made from old tea trees from Mount Nannuo (Nannuoshan). Produced by Laenggass-Tee in collaboration with Les Feuilles Vertes. Traditional crafting, dried in the sun. One of the best tea gardens on Mount Nannuo, very few small tea bushes, big tea trees protected by other, even bigger trees, considerable biological diversity, very large trunks. The producer He San gave all his small bushes to his cousin, so he could tend to the old trees himself. His garden is the best and most beautiful of the village. There are only two seasons of plucking a year instead of three, as he does not harvest in summer, in order to spare the trees. This has, of course, an influence on the taste, too. His garden also sit atop all the other gardens in the village.
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.