POWER STEEPING Nannuoshan 2019, a Gushu Sheng Pu'er

Power steeping, as well as gongfu cha steeping, Nannuoshan 2019, a Gushu Sheng Pu'er (a.k.a. Puerh) for a long tea tasting.
Gabriele invites Brian for a tasting of the new Nannuoshan Gushu 2019, a young yet balanced Shengpu from our namesake mountain. Brian is the founder of the Colorado Tea Society, which meets regularly in Boulder and Denver, and is planning a Tea Fest in Summer 2021. They are pretty enthusiastic about Pu'er tea, and so Brian demonstrates their tasting technique he calls 'Power Steeping'. (See a pic from one of their gongfu sessions: www.instagram....)
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Stats:
Origin: Banpo Lao Zhai (old village), Nannuo Shan
Altitude: ~1700 metres
Cultivar: Da Ye Zhong
Harvest Time: Early Spring 2019
Description:
These small cakes (bing cha) will tell tasters, those both new to us and old, why we chose Nannuoshan as our name: a very young Sheng Pu, this warm and inviting tea is immediately drinkable, and rewards the tea drinker with skill (i.e. 'gong fu') not only with excellent longevity (we got up to a dozen steepings out of it), but a wealth and variety of flavours.
The wet leaves start off with fruity overtures suggesting apple butter or wandering in a lemon grove, then the first infusions swell to a chorus, a velvety mouthfeel enveloping the tongue with vegetal notes of artichoke or asparagus, the sweet nuttiness of almond, and the acidity of stone fruit. More intense steepings can bring out the tastes which linger in the background: the surprising (for Sheng) notes of dark chocolate and dried fruit like prune, raisin, or fig. Relaxed and almost summery on the palate, it doesn't stray so easily to bitterness while brewing, making it even accessible to Pu'er beginners as well as satisfying to Pu'er experts. A delight in bing cha form.
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