{"product_id":"spring-2009-nannuo","title":"Spring 2009 Nannuo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAncient Tea Gardens of Ban Po Old Village in Nannuo Mountain, Menghai\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAged in Pu'er City, dry storage, controlled environment\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful tea, partially aged, and yet so lively!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cake was carefully aged in Pu'er City, with controlled humidity (not above 70%). The tea was stored in large quantity in the tea shop of my friend, Luo Yong Sheng, who's father has collected teas since the early 2000's. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tea was bought directly from the farmer in 2009, Luo Yong Sheng's father bought mao cha in the mountains and had it pressed himself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are pictures of Banpo Lao Zhai and its surrounding gardens taken in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"nannuo mountain in 2010\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/2_064_1024x1024.jpg?v=1662553577\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"puerh tea gardens in nannuo mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/2_088_1024x1024.jpg?v=1662553632\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/2_109_1024x1024.jpg?v=1662553609\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ancient tea trees on nannuo mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/2_115_1024x1024.jpg?v=1662553664\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is real aged Gushu, something quite hard to find nowadays. The leaf quality is equivalent to our high-end modern pressings, and the storage was expertly done, something very hard to find in Pu'er City, where such an old tea would have typically stayed in the mountain for a while, exposed to the environment; then brought back to the city and stored in a warehouse with regular humidity spikes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder Luo Yong Sheng's care, the tea aged with sufficient humidity, which allowed it to keep its original strong profile (Banpo village is known to produce the most powerful tea in Nannuo Mountain). Yet, you can feel this tea never got too wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fragrance is woody and the liquor flows down the throat in all cleanliness. The Huigan (throat sweetness) is very refreshing. The tea starts to get camphor-like notes, we can expect them to develop further as the tea keeps aging. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea has a powerful body feel and will make you sweat moderately. It has all the characteristics of a high quality tea with the extra refinement brought by 13 years of proper aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"ban po lao zhai puerh tea\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/files\/DSCF1254_1024x1024.jpg?v=1662553508\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farmerleaf","offers":[{"title":"357g cake","offer_id":43324569321659,"sku":"09年 南糯山 357克","price":336.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"20g sample","offer_id":43324569354427,"sku":"09年 南糯山 20克","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1318\/5761\/products\/DSCF1253.jpg?v=1662553501","url":"https:\/\/farmerleaf.live\/products\/spring-2009-nannuo","provider":"Farmerleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}