2009 Jinggu "Bamboo-Wrapped Long Brick" Ripe Pu-erh Tea

Pressed in 2009 from Jinggu area 2008 spring harvested tea, wet-piled for 45 days in the Yi Shan Jinggu Tea Factory and then aged in Jinggu until 2025! Ultra smooth aged ripe with plenty of fruit and chocolate character. A delicious ripe that can be pushed through long steeps and not come out funky, bitter, or astringent. This is a perfect tea for anyone that wants a easy going ripe without sacrificing complexity, and without a high price tag!

• Jinggu material known for fruit-forward, gentle profiles that age gracefully in ripe form

• Tidy, medium fermentation (45 days) that left no wo-dui funk; storage remained in Jinggu for consistent maturation

• Built to integrate and round out with age while already drinking beautifully now

• Aroma: cocoa powder, red date, soft cedar, dried fig

• Liquor: dark mahogany; noticeably thick and glossy

• Flavor: milk-chocolate and brown sugar up front; hints of jujube, prune, and malt; clean mineral finish with a light cooling camphor echo

• Mouthfeel: ultra-smooth, velvety, low astringency

• Aftertaste: long, sweet hui gan and satisfying kou gan that linger between cups

Origin & processing

• Region: Jinggu, Pu’er (Simao), Yunnan

• Factory: Yi Shan Jinggu Tea Factory

• Leaf: Spring 2008 large-leaf material from the Jinggu area

• Fermentation: 45-day wet-pile (shou)

• Pressing: 2009, into 500 g bricks wrapped in bamboo leaf.

• Storage: Jinggu natural storage through 2025, then Kunming natural storage.

Brewing guide

Gongfu (recommended)

• 7 g per 100 ml, 100 °C

• 1 quick rinse, then 15–20 s • 25 s • 35 s • 50s, add 15s each additional round; 10+ steeps easy
  

• Tip: It takes a push well, longer mid-steeps bring deeper chocolate without bitterness.

Western / mug

• 5–7 g per 300 ml, 96–100 °C, 3–4 minutes; 2–3 infusions

Grandpa style

• 1.3–1.6 g per 100 ml, 95–100 °C; top up as you sip for a mellow, cocoa-sweet brew

To summarize:

• Type: Ripe (shou) pu-erh, brick

• Vintage: 2009 pressing (2008 spring material)

• Net weight: 500 g per brick

• Profile: smooth, chocolate-fruity, clean and forgiving, excellent daily shou without the premium price.