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“2014 ‘Gao Yuan Chen’ Xiaguan Raw Pu-erh tuocha Now 17 yrs old (2008 plucking). 5 g in 8oz good boiling tap water. Western style, using a stainless microscreen infusion basket. 10 s rinse—...” Read full tasting note
A top grade raw tuocha compressed in 2014 with sheng pu erh tea leaves from 2008. Right after brewing you’ll observe that the leaves are fat and showing orange coloured nerves.
‘Gao Yuan Chen’ series tuocha tea.
Made from natural sun-dried and pan-fried loose leaf tea from the Yunnan large leaf cultivar. The maocha leaves were already 6 years at the time of compression into tuocha in 2014.
Neatly wrapped in cotton paper, inside a strong metal tin.
A product of Yunnan Xiaguan Tuocha (Group) Co,. Ltd
This sheng features dark green leaves that steep a gold yellow liquor. Right after brewing you’ll observe that the leaves are fat and showing orange coloured nerves.
Season: Winter
Tea Caffeine Content: High
Tea Region: Dali
Tea Province: Yunnan
Gluten-free: Yes
Company description not available.
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Now 17 yrs old (2008 plucking). 5 g in 8oz good boiling tap water. Western style, using a stainless microscreen infusion basket.
10 s rinse— discard.
1° @ 15 s steep— pale amber liquor, aroma of malty tea, flavors of malt, tobacco, dry autumn leaves, notes of smokiness, wheat straw, sawdust, smooth, non-astringent, non-fishy, non-composty, non-bitter, long finish.
2° @ 30 s steep— the leaf is a medium olive green, indicating that there is plenty of room for potential further aging! Medium amber liquor, pleasant malty tea aroma, with the same flavor elements as the first steep, but stronger, as the leaf has fully relaxed. No astringency or bitterness.
3° @ 30 s steep— Much like 2°.
4° @ 60 s steep— Much like 2°.
5° @ 60 s steep— Much like 1°. Stopping here.
Overall, I’d say this is aging well and has become much smoother than when I first tried it, though this wasn’t an exhaustive gongfu session, so there are likely nuances I have missed. I’ve added a couple more pics, of the paper wrapper and neifi. (I see the pressing date stamped on the wrapper.) I also note that Teasenz is now selling a younger version of this, but I’ve still got 75% of the tuocha, so no need to invest in more. But you might! ;-)
