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1997 Xinghai "Beige Rice Paper" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

1997 Xinghai "Beige Rice Paper" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick

by Xinghai Tea Factory
$11.75 - $217.75
$11.75
$11.75 - $217.75
$11.75

An early Xinghai Tea Factory production from 1997. This is a plain (beige rice paper) wrapper brick aged in Kunming since 2001 (previously in Menghai). Xinghai is one of the earliest of the Menghai area tea factories to undertake wet piling of pu-erh to make ripe pu-erh tea.

This 1997 production is very clean tasting and quite close to similar vintage "Da Yi" (Menghai Tea Factory) productions in taste. It's very balanced in taste, not tending to be overly sweet at the expense of being complex. There is some slight cacao-like bitterness, camphor woodiness, and mushroom sweetness. All of this is delivered to you in a vividly bright and clear burgundy tea soup. The tea has excellent full mouth-feel and body with a long-lasting after-taste that is pleasant and soothing to the mouth and throat. The cha qi is gentle and warming, and the tea can be infused well over 10 times when brewing gong fu style.

If you are looking for a complex and satisfying aged ripe pu-erh tea, then I highly recommend this one to you.

250 Grams per brick

Beige Rice Paper wrapper with no writing or marks of any kind

Overall rating: 4.909091 / 5 from 11 reviews.

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This is the REAL DEAL.

"This is the REAL DEAL. Amazing tea, must try for any serious tea enthusiast. Worth trying at any price. TOP3 shou of my whole life. Dry smell: addicting sweet nori smell Tasting notes: sweet, cacao, mouth pulling feeling, full mouthfeel, aged hui guan, mushroom sweetness"

— Nikolay F. (5/5)

Sampling tea

"I purchased the tea as a gift for my son and grandson. They have been trying several different kinds of tea. I believe they both told me they enjoyed the smoothness of the tea samples especially the older one."

— Sherri G. (5/5)

Excellent service

"Brick arrived as promised. The recipient of the gift loved it."

— mary h. (5/5)

The sample is so good, i want to get a brick now

"Smooth, sweet, woody and overall extremely satisfying. I don't feel like i need to describe it further than that because other reviewers have been much more accurate than i can."

— Pablo M. (5/5)

A cup of harmony

"Mm this tea really hits the right spot for me. It strikes a great balance between complexity and smoothness, without any kind of unpleasant funkiness. It seems to be easy to brew and quite forgiving. It’s not a tea that necessarily dazzles you like some aged teas, but it’s very solid and enjoyable at a high level of quality. I’m not sure I could justify the price for a full brick (right now) but would be happy to have a sample of it around to revisit when it speaks to me. When you see those statues or images of ancient Chinese sages wistfully sipping on a cup of tea, a cup where Heaven and Earth meet, this is the tea I could imagine them drinking."

— Sidd (5/5)

Great aged ripe

"I'm not a big fan of ripe puerh, especially young. Tried this one to see how they really age. I am impressed. I may mix the occasional aged rip into my rotation."

— Nathan D. (5/5)

It's delicious, very smooth and

"It's delicious, very smooth and nicely aged. I am really enjoying it, in the morning, all through the day, and even in the evening. I find it very soothing ."

— Linda C. (5/5)

Better than expected

"Smooth. Sweet. Lingering finish. Cherry wood. Darkens significantly after a few infusions. No unwanted notes. Rich and complex enough. The rough point is the price tag. Not sure if I agree with it being valued appropriately but you’re paying for the year, not necessarily the profile. Id recommend you sample before buying a brick and judge for yourself. It is a great shou."

— Chris (5/5)

Perfectly balanced classic

"This tea is a typical instance of perfect aged ripe pu-erh. Having a perfectly balanced taste and aroma, this tea is smooth enough and has a moderate warming cha qi. It also will rise your blood pressure, but gradually and not too much. I'd say this tea is moderate in everything and has has nothing atypical for ripe pu-erh in it's taste and aroma, so I can strongly recommend this tea for a person who wants to try ripe pu-erh at the first time. But if You're lookin' for something special and unusual, this tea is definitely not for You. P.S. 4g is a perfect dosage for one person, which is also typical for most of ripe pu-erhs."

— Varygin D. (4/5)

Deep and Complex

"The description falls short of describing this tea. The liquor is dark and dense. The flavor is deep and rich with many levels of flavor. Numerous steepings each offer unique traits. This is going to be in my stash for a long time. Highly recommended."

— Dwight G. (5/5)

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