2016 Nannuo Mountain Ancient Tree Raw Pu'erh Tea Mao Cha

This tea hails from the famed Nannuo mountain of Menghai, Yuannan. Nannuo mountain has some of the oldest Pu-erh trees in Yunnan. This loose leaf sheng pu-erh was harvested from ancient trees at an elevation of around 1500-1800 meters by the Zeqing family who has been resides in Duoyi village for generations. Zeqing's grandpa used to work for the famous Menghai Tea Factory in the 1940s. The picture below of grandma Zeqing was taken by Victoria at her home while sourcing this tea. 

This tea was sourced on Victoria's first trip to Nannuo mountain in 2016. It was not a big batch so Victoria didn't have it pressed into cakes. As a result, the shipping cost is much greater than pressed cakes, but a good comparison and education for learning pu-erh tea. 

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Additional Info

Origin:                     Nannuo Mountain, Yunnan province, China 

Harvest Time:         March 2016

Elevation:                1500 meter

Bush Varietal:         Yunnan Da Ye (large leaf)

Tasting Notes

It has strong orchid floral, full bodied, sweet and smooth, with a hint of dates and shiitake. It gets sweeter towards the end.