2020 Mengsong Nan Ben Old Trees Sheng Pu-erh Dragon Ball

This is a spring sheng (raw) pu-erh tea from the Nan Ben village in Mengsong. The 300-year-old trees grow wild in a clean, high-mountain environment that was inaccessible until very recently. The tea has a pleasant astringency with a long-lasting sweetness and is clean, fresh, floral and full-bodied. The body-feeling is energising, yet relaxing. The tea has been pressed into a 8g, single portion tea ball.

Flavour profile: clean, pleasant astringency, sweet, floral, fresh, dense, long-lasting

8g

location Nan Ben Lao Zhai, Sanmai District Xishuangbanna, China
multiple-steeping
water 95°/150ml
tea 5g
time rinse/20s/40s/60s/80s+
single-steeping
water 95°/450ml
tea 8g
time rinse, 4m