Skip to content

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.

  • Certified Organic "Ultra Mini" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cakes | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Certified Organic "Ultra Mini" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cakes

    $7.50 - $101.25
    $7.50 - $101.25
    $7.50 - $101.25
    $7.50
    In stock

    Entirely Wu Liang Mountain area tea from certified organic tea gardens! These ultra mini cakes are individually wrapped and are pressed into a conv...

    View full details
    $7.50 - $101.25
    $7.50 - $101.25
    $7.50 - $101.25
    $7.50
  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Sanctuary" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Sanctuary" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

    $8.75 - $68.50
    $8.75 - $68.50
    $8.75 - $68.50
    $8.75
    In stock

    Our second Sanctuary release!! Sanctuary is a small wet pile batch of just 600 kilograms! We purchased 230 kilograms in total. Instead of separatin...

    View full details
    $8.75 - $68.50
    $8.75 - $68.50
    $8.75 - $68.50
    $8.75
  • 2023 Menghai "7572" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    2023 Menghai "7572" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

    $32.00 - $32.00
    $32.00
    $32.00 - $32.00
    $32.00
    In stock

    A 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...

    View full details
    $32.00 - $32.00
    $32.00
    $32.00 - $32.00
    $32.00

  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Mengku Teng Tiao" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

    $7.50 - $54.00
    $7.50 - $54.00
    $7.50 - $54.00
    $7.50
    In stock

    Entirely wild arbor tea from early spring! The tea leaves for this tea cake were picked from 20 to 60 years old tea trees growing wild in the Da Xu...

    View full details
    $7.50 - $54.00
    $7.50 - $54.00
    $7.50 - $54.00
    $7.50
  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Yong De Black Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Yong De Black Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

    $8.00 - $58.75
    $8.00 - $58.75
    $8.00 - $58.75
    $8.00
    In stock

    A new blend in our "Yong De Label" ripe series! This is a blend of 3 different Yong De area ripe teas! Thick tea soup, sweet taste! Don't pass this...

    View full details
    $8.00 - $58.75
    $8.00 - $58.75
    $8.00 - $58.75
    $8.00
  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Cozy" Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Cozy" Certified Organic Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    $8.25 - $63.25
    $8.25 - $63.25
    $8.25 - $63.25
    $8.25
    In stock

    This is our 2023 Cozy release, and our very first Certified Organic Cozy release! Our organic tea grower blessed us by offering us some 2018 wet pi...

    View full details
    $8.25 - $63.25
    $8.25 - $63.25
    $8.25 - $63.25
    $8.25
  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Ba Wang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Ba Wang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

    $10.25 - $49.00
    $10.25 - $49.00
    $10.25 - $49.00
    $10.25
    In stock

    This is a premium blend that we've named "Ba Wang" 霸王, which means something like "Badass King." "Ba Wang" is a sort of neo-classical pu-erh tea ca...

    View full details
    $10.25 - $49.00
    $10.25 - $49.00
    $10.25 - $49.00
    $10.25
  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Meng Song" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Meng Song" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

    $7.25 - $37.50
    $7.25 - $37.50
    $7.25 - $37.50
    $7.25
    In stock

    This ripe cake is pressed from a wet pile batch made entirely from Meng Song area (Menghai County) tea leaves harvested in 2022 and wet piled in la...

    View full details
    $7.25 - $37.50
    $7.25 - $37.50
    $7.25 - $37.50
    $7.25

  • Huang Shan Chrysanthemum and Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

    $5.50 - $27.50
    $5.50 - $27.50
    $5.50 - $27.50
    $5.50
    In stock

    A blend of Ba Da Mountain Ripe Pu-erh tea from 2022 and November 2022 Harvested Chrysanthemum Buds from Huang Shan in Anhui. Smooth sweet ripe meet...

    View full details
    $5.50 - $27.50
    $5.50 - $27.50
    $5.50 - $27.50
    $5.50
  • Certified Organic "Jia Ji" Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

    Certified Organic "Jia Ji" Loose Leaf Ripe Pu-erh Tea

    $9.50 - $134.25
    $9.50 - $134.25
    $9.50 - $134.25
    $9.50
    In stock

    We are proud to offer a Certified Organic "Jia Ji" Ripe Pu-erh Tea from Yunnan.  This tea was grown in the area of Simao and was harvested in Apri...

    View full details
    $9.50 - $134.25
    $9.50 - $134.25
    $9.50 - $134.25
    $9.50
Free Gifts

and BOGO Offers!

Brewing Guide

Helpful Suggestions!

Terms

Shipping, Refunds and More.

EU MRL

Yunnan Sourcing Brand Pu-erh