If you purchase this product you will earn Jingmai Ripe Pu’erh Loose Tea 2014
This batch of Ripe Pu’erh loose tea is from Jingmai, Yunnan. This Tea is stored in dry warehouse in Yunnan for almost 8 years since 2014. It is apparent in its woody note. Most of the “Wo Dui Flavour” or “Fermentation Flavour” has faded away, only a light hint of “Wo Dui Flavour” can be found in the first 1-2 steep, you will find lingering mellowness and sticky mouthfeel for several steeps.
What is the fermentation process of Ripe Puerh?
Similar to the Raw Puerh, Ripe Pu’erh is a kind of post-fermented tea. Unlike the natural post-fermentation of raw puerh, ripe puerh gone through a special man-made accerlerated fermentation step called the Pile Fermentation/ Wo Dui. “Wo Dui” means “Wet Piling”, which is the key step for the growth of microorganism that changes the chemical and nutrient component of the tea and form the special tasting profile of Ripe Puerh Tea. After the tea leaves finished the step of green-killing, it undergone the first stage of Wo Dui Fermentation. The whole process of wet piling is time consuming and required several steps. The tea leaves are piled in a warm and humid indoor environment, room teampearture need to be above 25C and humidity need to be around 85%. The pile is usually around 40-100cm height, and tea maker need to wet it with water and cover it with a cloth, the tea will starts to ferment in the warm and humid pile, the pile needed to be turned frequently to avoid over-heat and sticking together. The whole stage of pile fermentation may last for around 45-60 days.The leaves will eventually turn from green to brown or dark, and astringency turns into mellowness.
How is the tasting profile of ripe puerh transformed during the aging process?
The non-fermented Raw Pu’erh is fresh in mouthfeel and usually come with some astringency; but the fermented Ripe pu’erh usually has very low or no astringency at all, the fermentation helps to create a bold and smooth mouthfeel, with mellow and earthy flavor. For new ripe puerh just finished the pile fermentation, there may have some “Fire” flavour and unflavour “Wo Dui” flavour. But after years of storage, ripe puerh will become very smooth and thick in mouthfeel, the unpleasant Wo Dui Flavour will be reduced, and it transformed into a favourable fruitiness, mellowness.
Weight per pack: 100g
Tea Farm Location: Jingmai, Yunnan, China
Harvest Time: Spring 2014
Tasting Notes: sweet, fruity, woody, aged flavour
Dry Leaves Appearance: small and twisted brown leaves
Tea Liquor Colour: Bright and clear red-brown colour
