2022 Peach Village Ancient Tree Puerh
2022 Peach Village Ancient Tree Puerh
Peach Village is top terroir in the protected State Forest Reserve (Guoyoulin) on Man Zhuan mountain region. This is a pinnacle example of deep rainforest tea, with a very wild character of jungle vegetation, exotic fruits and a rich beany fragrance. Exceedingly refined and balanced tea with sophisticated body feel. Flavor notes:
SugarPlum
Persimmon
Pine Sap
Forest Fern
Tonka Bean
Region
Region
Man Zhuan, 6 Ancient Mountains
Leaf Material
Leaf Material
- Picking time: first flush spring, mid-April 2022
- Tree Type: Forest-type from Protected State Forest Reserve (GYL).
- Tree Age: 100% pure Gushu
Brewing Guide
Brewing Guide
Gong Fu Style:
- Leaf ratio: 7g in a 150ml gaiwan/ teapot (5g / 100ml)
- Suggested water temp.: 100 °C/ 212 °F
- 1st steep / subsequent (sec): 7 / 4 (flash steep)
- Begin increasing times by 2s per steep, after the 6th-7th infusion.
* For the Puerh we selected, we are confident for you to taste the full spectrum of its performance at 100 °C/ 212 °F.
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FatBat Private Pressing Gushu Raw Puerh
桃子寨古树
We almost missed this rare and sought after tea from Peach Village / Tao Zi Zhai in Man Zhuan. Tea from this remote Guoyoulin (National Protected Forest) area is highly prized and not often seen on the market due to small quantities of good material as well as being very valued by mainland collectors.
We have been tracking this village for a while now, but pandemic restrictions made accessing the area and organizing picking hard this year. Thankfully we were able to obtain just 4.5kg of maocha from our source in the village (which we had not planned for!). This is not a tea we could easily pass up, so decided to move ahead with pressing despite the budget stretch.
Like most of our early Spring "forest teas" from the 6 famous mountains (Yiwu, Man Zhuan, Yibang, Ge Deng etc.), bitterness is nonexistent with a penetrating sweetness. This is expressed particularly cleanly in this Tao Zi Zhai pressing, with great nuance. The energy is centering and calming.
TERROIR
Tao Zi Zhai (Peach Village) is a remote, sought after tea garden in the Guoyoulin forest of the greater Man Zhuan tea region. Tao Zi Zhai is to Man Zhuan what Bohetang is to Yiwu, with both micro-regions commanding the utmost respect among connoisseurs (along with stratospheric prices unfortunately). This extremely remote area is among the best preserved in terms of ecology and biodiversity. A relatively large number of trees here are also tall-pole / gaogan and have been growing untended for centuries.
TECHNICALS
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Growing Region |
Man Zhuan |
| Micro Region / Tea Garden | Tao Zi Zhai (桃子寨) Village |
| Picking Time | First flush Spring, first-week April 2022 |
| Tree Grade |
100% Gushu Guoyoulin Picking |
