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.
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2012 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Tang Hong Te Ji" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $8.50 USD - Original price $69.75 USDOriginal price$8.50 USD - $69.75 USD$8.50 USD - $69.75 USDCurrent price $8.50 USD| /In stockMan Tang Hong Te Ji ripe cake is entirely Te Ji grade ripe tea, no other grades of tea were blended into it. The material used was expertly fermen...
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2016 Menghai "Aged Aroma" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $65.00 USD - Original price $65.00 USDOriginal price$65.00 USD$65.00 USD - $65.00 USDCurrent price $65.00 USD| /In stock"Yue Chen Yue Xiang" means "The Older, the More Aromatic". This is the first thing that I ever learned about Pu-erh tea. In 1996 I went to the c...
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2015 Menghai "Elephant Mountain" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $42.00 USD - Original price $42.00 USDOriginal price$42.00 USD$42.00 USD - $42.00 USDCurrent price $42.00 USD| /In stockElephant Mountain is a small Dai minority village community in Menghai County with a Dai Temple of some renown. It's also a tea growing area and ...
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2015 Menghai "Sui Yue" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $42.00 USD - Original price $42.00 USDOriginal price$42.00 USD$42.00 USD - $42.00 USDCurrent price $42.00 USD| /In stockA new for 2015 production from Menghai Tea Factory (Da Yi Brand). "Sui Yue" means both time and timelessness. It's meant to express continuity f...
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2006 YiPinTang "Menghai Lao Shu" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $5.50 USD - Original price $57.25 USDOriginal price$5.50 USD - $57.25 USD$5.50 USD - $57.25 USDCurrent price $5.50 USD| /In stockYi Pin Tang is a brand and tea factory in Menghai town in Xishuangbanna. They specialize in Ripe Pu-erh and their wet piling process is overseen b...
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2009 Nan Qiao "Wu Yin Cha Pin" Menghai Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2004 Nan Qiao "Fu Dao" Menghai Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2013 Huang Ying Tea House "Red Seal" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $4.50 USD - Original price $4.50 USDOriginal price$4.50 USD$4.50 USD - $4.50 USDCurrent price $4.50 USD| /Out of stockThis is a small production tea that is made entirely from Menghai area material. Huang Ying has been an connoisseur of fine teas for well over a d...
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2013 Hai Lang Hao "Half Ripe Yi Wu Mountain" Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $9.25 USD - Original price $85.75 USDOriginal price$9.25 USD - $85.75 USD$9.25 USD - $85.75 USDCurrent price $9.25 USD| /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 ...
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2011 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Tang Hong Number 2" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2011 Yunnan Sourcing "Yi Dian Hong" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Mini Cake
Original price $20.75 USD - Original price $132.25 USDOriginal price$20.75 USD - $132.25 USD$20.75 USD - $132.25 USDCurrent price $20.75 USD| /In stockOur 2011 "Little Bit of Red" production is made entirely from Menghai area material fermented in 2009. It's a variation on last year's production, ...
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2011 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Tang Hong Gong Ting" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.00 USD - Original price $97.00 USDOriginal price$11.00 USD - $97.00 USD$11.00 USD - $97.00 USDCurrent price $11.00 USD| /In stockYunnan Sourcing is proud to present our Gong Ting grade ripe tea cake. The material was fermented from Spring 2009 Lincang wild arbor material and ...
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2011 Yunnan Sourcing "Hui Run" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake of Bu Lang Mountain
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2009 Hai Lang Hao "Jin Hao Gong Bing" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $7.50 USD - Original price $40.00 USDOriginal price$7.50 USD - $40.00 USD$7.50 USD - $40.00 USDCurrent price $7.50 USD| /In stockThis is a Gong Ting grade Ripe pu-erh tea fermented using spring 2007 Jing Mai mountain material. The tea has been stored in a loose form in Mengha...
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2005 Hai Lang Hao "Jin Se Zhen Ming" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake of Menghai
Original price $9.75 USD - Original price $90.25 USDOriginal price$9.75 USD - $90.25 USD$9.75 USD - $90.25 USDCurrent price $9.75 USD| /In stockA high quality slightly aged ripe pu-erh tea cake from Hai Lang Hao! 2005 fermented material from Menghai in Xishuangbanna was blended to create Ha...
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1996 CNNP "Green Mark Te Ji" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $12.75 USD - Original price $324.50 USDOriginal price$12.75 USD - $324.50 USD$12.75 USD - $324.50 USDCurrent price $12.75 USD| /In stockA special CNNP for Malaysia export ripe tea cake. Pressed entirely from 1st grade, Te Ji and broken Gong Ting grade Menghai area ripe tea. This tea...
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2016 Menghai "Wu Kong" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Mini Cake
Original price $14.50 USD - Original price $14.50 USDOriginal price$14.50 USD$14.50 USD - $14.50 USDCurrent price $14.50 USD| /Out of stockMenghai tea factory has always been at the forefront of the process of creating ripe pu-erh tea through "wet piling". Their expertise at selecting ...
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2016 Menghai "Chen Xiang Ya Yun" Aged Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
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2016 Menghai "Hui Zhi Yun" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $42.00 USD - Original price $42.00 USDOriginal price$42.00 USD$42.00 USD - $42.00 USDCurrent price $42.00 USD| /In stockHui Zhi Yun is a new recipe for 2016 from Menghai Tea Factory. Ripe pu-erh leaves aged 1 to 3 years blended together to create a robust taste with ...
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2016 Menghai "Ba Ji Pu Bing" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $32.00 USD - Original price $32.00 USDOriginal price$32.00 USD$32.00 USD - $32.00 USDCurrent price $32.00 USD| /Out of stockA modern classic of Da Yi! The first and previous time "Ba Ji Pu Bing was produced was 2005. The 2005 version became a modern classic and has incre...
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2016 Menghai "7572" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $61.00 USD - Original price $61.00 USDOriginal price$61.00 USD$61.00 USD - $61.00 USDCurrent price $61.00 USD| /In stockA classic recipe from Menghai. This is an average blend of 7th grade material that was fermented last year, so the cake does not have that just fer...
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2013 Menghai Wei Zui Yan Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $36.00 USD - Original price $36.00 USDOriginal price$36.00 USD$36.00 USD - $36.00 USDCurrent price $36.00 USD| /Out of stockWei Zui Yan means "Strongest Taste". Menghai tea factory first produced this blend in both raw and ripe form in 2006. This 2013 Ripe cake has a str...
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2013 Menghai 7562 Classic Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick
Original price $6.80 USD - Original price $43.00 USDOriginal price$6.80 USD - $43.00 USD$6.80 USD - $43.00 USDCurrent price $6.80 USD| /Out of stockOne of the many 1975 classic recipe teas from Menghai Tea Factory. This is a tried and true recipe that is a prime candidate for near-term aging an...
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2012 Menghai "7552 201" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $50.00 USD - Original price $50.00 USDOriginal price$50.00 USD$50.00 USD - $50.00 USDCurrent price $50.00 USD| /In stockA classic Menghai tea factory recipe made with an average of grade 5 leaves. As is typical with Da Yi teas the ripened tea leaves are partially sem...
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2012 Menghai "0532" Premium Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $6.75 USD - Original price $55.00 USDOriginal price$6.75 USD - $55.00 USD$6.75 USD - $55.00 USDCurrent price $6.75 USD| /In stockThis is the one of the highest grade premium ripe tea recipe released by Menghai tea factory! The 0532 recipe ripe cake is composed of an average o...
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2011 Menghai Tea Factory 7262 101 Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $7.70 USD - Original price $68.00 USDOriginal price$7.70 USD - $68.00 USD$7.70 USD - $68.00 USDCurrent price $7.70 USD| /Low stockA classic recipe from Menghai, but the first production of 2011 (101). This is an average blend of 6th grade material that was fermented last year,...
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2010 Menghai Tea Factory "Pu Zhi Wei" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $60.00 USD - Original price $60.00 USDOriginal price$60.00 USD$60.00 USD - $60.00 USDCurrent price $60.00 USD| /Out of stockBatch 001 * Newer blend started in 2009! Recipe cake from Da Yi! * 357 gramsPu Zhi Wei uses an average of grade 5 ripened tea leaves blended and co...
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2007 Menghai Wei Zui Yan Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $10.10 USD - Original price $99.00 USDOriginal price$10.10 USD - $99.00 USD$10.10 USD - $99.00 USDCurrent price $10.10 USD| /Out of stockWei Zui Yan means "Strongest Taste". Menghai tea factory first produced this blend in both raw and ripe form in 2006. This 2007 Ripe cake has been ...
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2007 Menghai Yue Chen Yue Xiang Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $9.50 USD - Original price $88.00 USDOriginal price$9.50 USD - $88.00 USD$9.50 USD - $88.00 USDCurrent price $9.50 USD| /Low stock"Yue Chen Yue Xiang" means "The older, the more aromatic" and it's the perfect term to describe the essence of Pu-erh tea culture! This cake has be...
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2006 Menghai "San Ji Pu Bing" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.00 USD - Original price $115.50 USDOriginal price$11.00 USD - $115.50 USD$11.00 USD - $115.50 USDCurrent price $11.00 USD| /In stockA classic tea cake released in two batches only in 2006! "San Ji Pu Bing" means Grade 3 Pu-erh cake and denotes that an average of grade 3 ripe tea...
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2006 Menghai "7752" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $11.50 USD - Original price $110.00 USDOriginal price$11.50 USD - $110.00 USD$11.50 USD - $110.00 USDCurrent price $11.50 USD| /Out of stockClassic but not often produced Menghai tea factory "7752" ripe recipe. Nice blend of perfectly fermented Menghai area tea leaves.Aged 10 years!Weig...
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2002 Menghai 7592 201 Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $14.75 USD - Original price $363.00 USDOriginal price$14.75 USD - $363.00 USD$14.75 USD - $363.00 USDCurrent price $14.75 USD| /In stockDa Yi's famous 7592 recipe! 100% dry-stored in Kunming. Amazing aged taste and super smooth. Tasting this cake you'll understand why Da Yi has gott...
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2005 Menghai 7592 501 Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Original price $18.00 USD - Original price $198.00 USDOriginal price$18.00 USD - $198.00 USD$18.00 USD - $198.00 USDCurrent price $18.00 USD| /In stockDa Yi's famous 7592 recipe! 100% dry-stored in Kunming for 10 years! Amazing aged taste and super smooth. Tasting this cake you'll understand why D...
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