Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Ripe Pu-erh Tea is a sub-type of Pu-erh tea that has undergone a "wet piling" process. Wet Piling aka "wo dui" was originally applied to Pu-erh in the 1970's as a way to fast age raw pu-erh (sheng cha), making it more palatable and smooth like a fully aged raw pu-erh.
The process is accomplished by piling sheng pu-erh mao cha (uncompressed sheng puer) about a meter high in a covered clean space where it is kept wet and allowed to ferment for 45 days. The pile is often covered with large cloths to retard evaporation of the water and the pile is turned every few days so that the inner contents are not overly fermented, allowing a consistent level of fermentation for the entire batch.
The wet piling process has many other factors that impact the quality of the end product. The water used to keep the pile wet is very important. It is said that Menghai Tea Factory Brand Ripe Pu-erh teas have such a sweet taste due to the sweetness of the well water on their property. The ambient temperature and humidity level in the immediate area where the wet piling is done can also impact the process. The size and turning of the pile must be well regulated and the frequency of the turning is largely determined by the "wet piling master" who oversees the whole process.
-
2018 Hai Lang Hao "Yi Wu Old Tree Thick Brick" Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Original price $17.50 - Original price $580.75Original price$17.50 - $580.75$17.50 - $580.75Current price $17.50| /In stockHai Lang has done it again. Hai Lang collected 200 kilograms of spring 2017 harvested mao cha from several Yi Wu villages and had it painstakingly...
View full detailsOriginal price $17.50 - Original price $580.75Original price$17.50 - $580.75$17.50 - $580.75Current price $17.50| / -
2017 Yunnan Sourcing "Yi Wu Rooster" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $16.25 - Original price $121.50Original price$16.25 - $121.50$16.25 - $121.50Current price $16.25| /Out of stockThis is a ripe pu-erh tea cake processed entirely from Yi Wu area spring 2017 tea leaves. A mix of plantation and wild arbor (not old tree) tea lea...
View full detailsOriginal price $16.25 - Original price $121.50Original price$16.25 - $121.50$16.25 - $121.50Current price $16.25| /Sold out -
2013 Long Xin Tang Yi Wu Gu Shu Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $35.25 - Original price $35.25Original price$35.25$35.25 - $35.25Current price $35.25| /Out of stockEntirely Yi Wu tea leaves fermented and pressed in Menghai. Spring 2009 Yi Wu plantation (not Gu Shu) was picked and blended, then fermented for ...
View full detailsOriginal price $35.25 - Original price $35.25Original price$35.25$35.25 - $35.25Current price $35.25| /Sold out -
2000 CNNP "Yi Wu Chen Xiang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick
Original price $8.75 - Original price $151.25Original price$8.75 - $151.25$8.75 - $151.25Current price $8.75| /This is not a licensed CNNP production but rather a farmer production done in 2000 from Yi Wu harvested tea leaves wet piled in Menghai. The tea ...
View full detailsOriginal price $8.75 - Original price $151.25Original price$8.75 - $151.25$8.75 - $151.25Current price $8.75| / -
2017 Hai Lang Hao "Yi Shan Mo" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick of Yi Wu
Original price $25.25 - Original price $883.25Original price$25.25 - $883.25$25.25 - $883.25Current price $25.25| /In stockIn 2016 Hai Lang started a kind of crazy undertaking. Collecting 150 kilograms of spring 2016 harvested mao cha from Yi Shan Mo village and having...
View full detailsOriginal price $25.25 - Original price $883.25Original price$25.25 - $883.25$25.25 - $883.25Current price $25.25| / -
15 Years Aged Golden Melon Ripe Pu-erh Tea Tuo
Original price $6.00 - Original price $181.50Original price$6.00 - $181.50$6.00 - $181.50Current price $6.00| /This tea was pressed 15 years ago (in 2005) by a small Menghai tea factory. These are 25 gram Golden Melon tuo cha (金瓜沱) made from a blend of Gong...
View full detailsOriginal price $6.00 - Original price $181.50Original price$6.00 - $181.50$6.00 - $181.50Current price $6.00| / -
2014 Hai Lang Hao "Bu Lang Tribute Brick" Ripe Pu-erh Tea
Original price $10.50 - Original price $295.25Original price$10.50 - $295.25$10.50 - $295.25Current price $10.50| /Another high quality ripe pu-erh tea from Hai Lang! This is entirely Spring 2011 fermented wild arbor tea from Bu Lang area of Menghai. The tea ...
View full detailsOriginal price $10.50 - Original price $295.25Original price$10.50 - $295.25$10.50 - $295.25Current price $10.50| / -
2004 Xinghai "Aged Aroma" Aged Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $10.50 - Original price $96.75Original price$10.50 - $96.75$10.50 - $96.75Current price $10.50| /In stockBanna aged ripe tea from Xinghai tea factory in Menghai (Xishuangbanna). This is a lovely pungent and thick Menghai area ripe tea that has mature...
View full detailsOriginal price $10.50 - Original price $96.75Original price$10.50 - $96.75$10.50 - $96.75Current price $10.50| / -
2004 Mengyang "Aged Aroma" Aged Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $13.25 - Original price $133.00Original price$13.25 - $133.00$13.25 - $133.00Current price $13.25| /In stockFrom the Mengyang Guoyan Tea Factory, this lovely Banna Aged ripe pu-erh tea cake is perfect to enjoy right now! Dong Guoyan is an ex-Menghai te...
View full detailsOriginal price $13.25 - Original price $133.00Original price$13.25 - $133.00$13.25 - $133.00Current price $13.25| / -
2004 Nan Qiao "Fu Dao" Menghai Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $9.50 - Original price $88.25Original price$9.50 - $88.25$9.50 - $88.25Current price $9.50| /In stock"Fu Dao" 福到refers to the turning upside down of the "福" character which means Prosperity Arrives! Nan Qiao tea factory is an older more establishe...
View full detailsOriginal price $9.50 - Original price $88.25Original price$9.50 - $88.25$9.50 - $88.25Current price $9.50| / -
2013 Hai Lang Hao "Half Ripe Yi Wu Mountain" Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $10.25 - Original price $94.25Original price$10.25 - $94.25$10.25 - $94.25Current price $10.25| /In stockThis is a Spring 2013 Yi Wu cake that was wet-piled for about 25 days (instead of the full 45 days). This is what's called half-fermented or half ...
View full detailsOriginal price $10.25 - Original price $94.25Original price$10.25 - $94.25$10.25 - $94.25Current price $10.25| /