2025 Yunnan Sourcing "Peerless Gold Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

Introducing the 2025 Peerless Gold Label, a small-batch blend built from rare, mature-tree leaf (picked in a natural, low-input environment), crafted first as mao cha, then wet-piled (wo dui) in a Menghai-area factory. Pressed into classic 357 g cakes with artwork by Benjamin Denkert, this is a balanced yet robust shou that layers dark-chocolate bitterness into a pungent, sweet aftertaste. The liquor is viscous and soupy, with tons of character from the first pour to the last.

This year we made two Peerless blends!

• Gold Label: more dark-chocolate drive with a sweet after-finish.
  
• Red Label: a touch less bitter, with a thick, sweet fruit counterpoint.
  Both are designed to deepen in complexity as they age.

In Summary

• Name: 2025 “Peerless Gold Label” Ripe Pu-erh (Shou)

• Process: Mao cha → wo dui (wet-piled) in Menghai area → pressed (2025)

• Profile: Dark-chocolate bitterness • pungent sweet finish • viscous body

• Net weight: 357 grams per cake

• Wrapper: Benjamin Denkert

In short: A robust yet balanced shou with a dark-chocolate core, lively sweet aftertaste, and richly soupy body, ready to drink now and set to gain polish and complexity with time.

Here's a list of the previously released Peerless pressings:

• 2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Peerless" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
• 2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Bronze Label Peerless" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
• 2021 Yunnan Sourcing "Peerless Red Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
• 2022 Yunnan Sourcing "Peerless" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
• 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "Peerless" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
• 2024 Yunnan Sourcing "Peerless" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake

This tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 404 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 404 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 404 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission click on this link.