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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.

  • 2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Blue Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    We are very happy to offer a new Blue Label cake pressed from 2015 and 2017 wet piled ripe pu-erh tea from Yong De county in Lincang. We blended tw...

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  • 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Di Jie Village" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    This is a Spring 2022 Di Jie Village area old plantation harvest tea. The tea was wet piled during the summer of 2022 and then aged in Mengku until...

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  • 2003 CNNP "Lincang Yellow Mark" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    This is a small farmer pressing from Lincang wet-piled teas. Aged in Lincang for 7 years and then in Guangdong (Dongguan), which has given this an ...

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  • 2006 Mengku Rongshi "Te Ji" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    This is a classic early Mengku Rongshi ripe production using a Te Ji heavy blend of tea wet piled in 2005 (the cake was pressed 1/1/2006). This is ...

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  • Mang Fei Mountain "Golden Pu-erh" Dragon Balls Tea

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    This "Golden Pu-erh" is made by a special process of fermentation. The tea is fermented in bags instead of piled and the fermentation period is mor...

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  • 2021 Yunnan Sourcing "Di Jie Village" Ripe Pu-erh Tea

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    This is a Spring 2020 Di Jie Village area old plantation harvest tea. The tea was wet piled during the summer of 2020 and then aged in Mengku until...

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  • 2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Big Snow Mountain" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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      Entirely Spring 2019 harvested tea from the Big Snow Mountain area of Mengku in Lincang.  Pure unadulterated teas were collected from two differe...

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  • Mang Fei Mountain of Yong De Ripe Pu-erh Tea Dragon Balls

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    These little dragon balls were hand-rolled in from 2017 Mang Fei Mountain spring harvested ripe pu-erh tea.  Mang Fei mountain area is in Yong De c...

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  • 2019 Yunnan Sourcing "Buddy" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    "Buddy" celebrates the spirit of companionship that dogs and humans share.  Buddy is also a young stray dog that we fostered for a couple of months...

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  • 2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Balance" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    This is a tippy blend of ripe teas that work together to create a balanced and harmonious whole. Very smooth and sweet, with some bittersweet char...

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  • 2017 Yunnan Sourcing "Crimson Rooster" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    Our "Crimson Rooster" is a ripe pu-erh tea cake composed of a blend of tea leaves harvested in Spring 2016 from the Mengku region of Lincang.  The...

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  • 2016 Yunnan Sourcing "Green Mark" Ripe Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    With this lovely cake we celebrate an age-old tradition of mixing raw and ripe pu-erh tea together to create a harmonious blend worthy of aging. L...

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  • 2014 Yunnan Sourcing "Red Horse Gongting" Ripe Pu-erh tea cake

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    Our Red Horse mini cake is made entirely from Gongting grade ripe pu-erh tea from Yong De county tea leaves.  2013 harvested tea leaves were ferme...

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  • 2011 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Tang Hong Number 2" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    Our Man Tang Hong "Number 2" cake is composed from an average of grade 2 ripe tea leaves harvested from mature tea bushes in Mengku county (Lincang...

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  • 2011 Yunnan Sourcing "Man Tang Hong Gong Ting" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

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    Yunnan 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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