2005 Hai Lang Hao “You Le Zheng Shan” Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

You Le Mountain is located to the east of Jing Hong city and is just to the west of Yi Wu. You Le mountain is also called Ji Nuo mountain after the Ji Nuo minority people who populate the area and whose livelihood is largely tied to tea production. For more information and pictures from You Le mountain read our blog post from Spring 2010: You Le mountain (Ji Nuo Shan) Hai Lang’s Spring 2005 production is composed entirely of wild arbor You Le material from Long Pa village. The tea has been dry-aged in Kunming since 2005 and has developed a full rounded taste and texture. The brewed tea is golden-orange in color and has a strong You Le taste, with some astringency still remaining. Like other traditional You Le area teas this tea is also small-medium leaf varietal of Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica and carries a high degree of aroma and a somewhat less heavy cha qi than many other Banna area teas. Just 1500 cakes in total produced! Cake weight: 357 grams