You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾) — Everyday Collection
Long Pa - Spring 2022 / 30 packets (210 grams)
$109.00
Sale price
$109.00
Regular price
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You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾) — Everyday Collection
$109.00
Sale price
$109.00
Regular price
This tea belongs to the Sheng Pu tradition.
Tea Drunk EverydayTop-terroir, vintage- and cultivar-specific, meticulously made — unmatched for the price.
- TypePu Er Sheng Cha
- TerroirYou Le · Yun Nan
- CultivarIndigenous Heirloom
This tea is made by the same heritage farmers as our classic Long Pa on the ancient tea mountain of You Le. It is harvested from heirloom tea trees that are decades to 100 years old. This slight difference in tree selection, even from the same notable terroir, makes a massive price difference. This tea is here to delight your everyday!
The Three Pillars · 攸樂龍帕
Place · terroir
Long Pa village, You Le Shan, East of Lang Cang River, Xi Shuang Ban Na, Yun Nan Province, China (~1500m elevation)
Plant · cultivar
Qun Ti Da Ye Zhong (Heirloom Large Leaf)
Craft · type
Pu Er Sheng Cha
In the cup
This vintage
Long Pa - Spring 2022
Umami, elote corn, aromatic
Pu Er from east of the Lan Cang River is known for elegance and a mild temperament, and You Le stands out for sweetness. This Everyday batch is vibrant and umami, with notes of elote corn, an aromatic lift, and pleasant tannins.
The making
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. After resting in the shade to lose some moisture, the leaves undergo Sha Qing in a large batch. Because the batch is large, the enzymes are not fully deactivated, which is what allows Pu Er to keep aging. During Zuo Xing, or shape making, the leaves are rolled into string shape before being spread under strong sun to dry. Aggressively intense sun is the most preferred in Pu Er making.
How to brew
History & significance
Pu Er teas are typically named after the location where they are grown; Long Pa (Ya Nuo in the local language) is one of You Le's most prized villages. You Le is one of the historic six ancient tea mountains east of the Lan Cang River. It is also known as Ji Nuo Mountain, named for the Ji Nuo people who live in the region.