Menghai Wangshuji Shou Pu-erh Seventh Grade 2008 from WymmTea

Menghai Wangshuji Shou Pu-erh Seventh Grade 2008

Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Leather, Malt, Oak, Forest Floor, Mushrooms, Musty, Wood, Honey
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Caffeine
Low
Certification
Fair Trade, Organic, Vegan
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Average preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 22 oz / 665 ml

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  • “Receiving this tea with the Wynn Tea Sampler -D, it was one of the first shous I’ve had in a long while. Though shous are not my bread and butter I really enjoyed my experience with this offering,...” Read full tasting note
  • “Many thanks to Wymm tea for a sample! The dry tea was somewhat glossy and dark, and the smell was fairly neutral — leather and earth, which is something I think is pretty common to shou teas. Once...” Read full tasting note
  • “Immediately likable. No rough edges. No off notes (well the wet leaf might be a bit… ahem… aromatic). Mostly this is earthy forest woods. There is a mild sweetness. Nicely creamy. Second western...” Read full tasting note
  • “Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there and thanks to Wymm for this sample. Nice to have a shu puerh on this day we are having, which is mostly cold and overcast. I steeped this tea about 4...” Read full tasting note

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This shu pu-erh brews with a rich and honey flavor and long-lasting jasmine rice aroma. Full tea leaves from high mountains in Menghai County, located in west of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, are picked to make the tea in 2008. Pu-erh tea has the potential to ferment over time, and this tea has been post-fermented for 6 years since production. Post-fermentation gives the tea vibrant flavours and richer aroma as well as deep wine colour.

Note: First grade contains the smallest leaves while seventh grade contains the largest leaves. There is marginal difference in the taste; first grade has a slightly stronger and woodier flavour, while the seventh grade has a milder and sweeter flavour. The third and fifth grades fall in between of the first and seventh grade.

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Another Tea from the Mystery box/sampler.

I’m not normally a big fan of shou. I’d say there are only about 5 of the 30 shous I’ve tasted that I liked well enough to want to add to my collection. This one may be the 6th.

It started out with a rich complex aroma of wood, berries, and spice. The taste is smooth and restrained, with complex flavors of wood and spice. Transitions smoothly to an excellent finish. Lots of cha qi. 2nd steep: Richer, slightly more earthy nose. A hint of bitterness added to the previous flavors. 3rd (20s): Love the nose! Smooth, slightly fruity taste. Subsequent steeps lost the fruit but were pleasant and well-balanced, with no negative aspects.

I usually feel that shou has too much of a decayed flavor or else is too bitter. This had neither, but rather hints of fruit and spice that added a pleasant complexity. The dominant aspect may have been the cha qi. I had to space out my steeps in order to clear my head. Otherwise, I probably would have wound up asleep.

2 10 second rinses, then 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 60 s steeps at 210 degrees.
Preparation
Boiling 2 g 2 OZ / 59 ML
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Did this tea make you sleepy??!!

looseTman
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Dr Jim, Which 5 shous have impressed you? Thanks!

Dr Jim
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OK: This is embarrassing. I did a filter on my puerh spreadsheet (sorry; total geek) and found zero with ratings of 90 or higher (superior). So, I dropped the filter level to 85 and found the following:
2010 LangHe YuPin Tea Urchin (86)
2011 and 2012 Noble Mark Mandala (85)
2013 Chun Pin Ripe Menghai Dayi (87)
2012 Year of the Dragon Mandala (88)
Bear in mind, I’m not really a shou drinker. I’m still trying to find ones that I like. Also, at the moment I think I may be falling in love with the Wymm #3, though the main reason I like it is that it is like no other shou I’ve ever had.

looseTman
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Dr Jim, Thanks for the list of your top-rated shou. Spreadsheets are great!
Have you tried these two?
- Mandala Special Dark
- Whispering Pines 2013 Ontario 1357 Shou Pu-erh

WYMMTEA｜惟餘莽莽
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Thanks for the reviews Dr Jim!:) Our Shou Pu-Erhs generally have a calming effect and is a ‘before bed’ kind of tea. We normally start off our day with a sheng and end it off with a Shou which helps with sleep.

looseTman
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Tashi, What are the caffeine content of both your Sheng and Shou? Thank you!

Dr Jim
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looseTman: I haven’t had the WP. Started to say I’d had special dark, but can’t find a tasting note. Found a sample so will try it tonight.

WYMMTEA｜惟餘莽莽
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looseTman, the Mangnuo, Jingmai, Bingdao, Huangpian are approx 3.4wt%, Mahei is 3% and all the Shu is about 0.28%

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