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Green Tea - Sheng Pu

You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾)

Tender and sweet with notes of sugarcane

$453.00 USD
$453.00 USD

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Tasting notes by vintage

Long Pa — Spring 2022: Round and shyly floral, with a long finish that brightens our breath.

Long Pa — Single Tree Blend, Spring 2021: Gorgeous floral notes and sweetness from sugarcane. This batch is made of single-harvested trees and blended for complexity.

Long Pa — Le De, Spring 2021: A fantastically sweet and tender Pu Er, from the famed micro-terroir of Le De.

Long Pa — Le De, Spring 2018: Strong notes of sugarcane. Tender and sweet with clean, delicate tannins. From the micro-terroir lot of Le De.

Long Pa — Wild, Spring 2018: Absolutely gorgeous brightness — an intense, aromatic Pu Er, from the same wild forest as the 2016 vintage.

Long Pa — Wild, Spring 2016: A full-bodied, round, and fruity Pu Er. These wild teas are harvested from a forest a two-hour hike from the village; the trees are so tall (7–15 m) that only selected pickers can climb them. Only 10–20 pounds are crafted each year.

Long Pa — Le De, Spring 2016: Slightly floral with a delicate sweetness. Le De is the micro-terroir that yields sweeter, softer Pu Er.

Long Pa — A Hei, Spring 2016: A tannic and robust Pu Er with notes of dried fruit. A Hei is the micro-terroir that yields more tannic, robust Pu Er.

Long Pa — Le De, Spring 2015: Soft, sweet, and slightly floral, from the micro-terroir of Le De.

Long Pa — A Hei, Spring 2015: Strong dried-fruit notes, tannic and robust, from the micro-terroir of A Hei.

Long Pa — Spring 2014: Bright with strong tannins, slightly floral.

A Hei and Le De are the two lots farmers in Long Pa have; in the years we can, we harvest them separately. Le De is more elegant, A Hei more substantial and floral. Wild teas are harvested deep in the forest, a two-hour hike away — the trees are very tall and it's first-come, first-pick, so we only offer it in years we arrive first. Yields are extremely low, usually under 5 kg per season.

About You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾)

The sweetest Pu Er east of the Lan Cang River. We love this tea for its pure elegance! The Long Pa village owns two lots of tea - Le De and A Hei. We source from both lots to highlight the variety in the micro-terroir. We also source Wild You Le Long Pa harvested from a two-hours-hike forest away from the village. The tea trees are so tall (7-15 m) that only selected tea pickers can climb up the tree. Only 10-20 pounds of this tea are crafted every year.

You Le is one of the famous old six ancient tea mountains east of Lang Can river. Our You Le is harvested from ancient tea trees 200-600 years old. Pu Er teas are typically named after the location where they are grown; Long Pa (Ya Nuo in local language) is one of the most prized villages. You Le mountain is also sometimes called Ji Nuo mountain, named after the Ji Nuo people which are one of the least populated minorities of China.

While the Pu Ers from the east side of Lan Cang River are all known for their elegance and mild temperament, You Le stands out as the sweetest of all.

You Le is made of Qun Ti Da Ye Zhong (Heirloom Large Leaf) material. Pu Er making follows a typical green tea process; that’s why it is academically classified as a sun-dry green tea. Pu Er picking is usually one bud with two or three leaves. The teas are generally shade wilted to lose some moisture before being wok-fried in a large batch. The large batch of Pu Er being processed each time is the “mistake” that causes the tea’s enzyme not to be damaged thoroughly, providing the basis for aging Pu Er later on. The hot and moist tea leaves are then rolled and shaped quickly before being evenly spread out under the sun to dry. Aggressively intense sun is the most preferred in Pu Er making.