You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾) sheng Pu Er tea

You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾) — Classic Collection

Long Pa - Wild Spring 2016 / Packet (7 grams)
$28.00
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You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾) sheng Pu Er tea

You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾) — Classic Collection

$28.00
Sale price  $28.00 Regular price 
Vintage
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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 harvested tree by tree 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.

Farmers in Long Pa distinguish two lots, A Hei and Le De; when possible, Tea Drunk harvests them separately. Le De is more elegant, while A Hei is 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.

Tea Drunk ClassicThe best tea of each vintage.
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 Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾) — Classic Collection
You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾) — Classic Collection

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

Heirloom, ancient Gu Shu tea trees

Craft · type

Pu Er Sheng Cha

You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾) — Classic Collection

In the cup

This 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.

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.

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. A tender sugarcane sweetness is a hallmark of this tea.

The making

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. After resting in the shade to lose some moisture, the leaves undergo Sha Qing in a large batch. The large batch is the “mistake” that keeps the enzymes from being fully deactivated and gives Pu Er room to age. The leaves then go through Zuo Xing, where they are rolled into string shape before being spread under strong sun to dry. Aggressively intense sun is the most preferred in Pu Er making.
You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾) — Classic Collection

How to brew

Brewing instructions for You Le Long Pa 攸樂龍帕 (亞諾) — Classic Collection

History & significance

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.

From another palate

A Connoisseur's Note

By Xue Di Fu Rong 雪地芙蓉

整體表現特徵分明,甜涼、麻感獨特,澀感有力、樅味山野味,富含風味物質。似丁真一般的藏區曠野小子,淳樸卻有十分獨特的風格。

Read the full note (in Chinese)

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