2020 Yunnan Sourcing "Lao Wu Mountain" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake

This is another cake in our "aged as mao cha" series!  We've chosen Spring 2015 harvested tea from Lao Wu Mountain in Simao prefecture that was aged in loose leaf "mao cha" form warm and humid conditions to press this delightful tea cake!

Lao Wu Mountain is often considered part of the Wu Liang Mountains, although Lao Wu mountain lies at the far southern part of the mountain chain between Meng Da Zhen 勐海大镇 and Xiao Jing Gu Xiang 小景谷乡.  The altitude of Lao Wu Mountain is close to 2700 meters, but this particular tea was plucked from mature trees growing at an altitude of 1900 meters. 

April 2015 harvest (Pressed March 20th 2020)

80 kilograms in total (224 cakes)

357 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo tong)

Stone-Pressed in the traditional manner

Wrapper Design by Anastasiya Grinzovskaya

This tea has been tested in a certified laboratory for 191 pesticides, and is within the EU MRL limits set for those 191 pesticide residues. For a full list of the 191 pesticides we tested for and more information about MRL testing and the EU Food and Safety commission click on this link.