This tea comes from Fengshan, Yunnan — a 2019 raw pu er pressed from pure-material, big-tree leaf. It's the raw sibling to Crimson Confidante. This 200g commemorative cake is as much an art object as it is a tea: calligraphy, seal carving, and a design sensibility that treats the wrapper as seriously as the leaf inside.
Fragrant and tightly structured, this sheng opens with high mountain herbs, young cedar, white flowers, and warm stone — the kind of aroma that makes you slow down before the first sip. The liquor pours bright and architectural, with a clean sweetness that arrives after the first lift and a cooling finish that lingers just long enough to make you curious what a few more years will do to it.
Tasting Notes
| Aroma |
High mountain herbs · young cedar · white flowers · warm stone |
| Palate |
Bright · linear · structured · light sweetness |
| Finish |
Cooling · precise · persistent · built to age |
Tea Info
| TYPE |
Raw Pu Er / Sheng Pu Er |
| ORIGIN |
Fengshan, Yunnan, China |
| HARVEST |
2019 |
| FORMAT |
200g Tea Cake |
| COLLECTION |
Da You Collection |
Brewing Guide
| WATER |
100°C | 212°F · 108ml |
| TEA |
6g |
| STEEP STYLE |
Short steeps · multiple infusions · Gong Fu style |
| EQUIPMENT |
Gaiwan or Yixing teapot |
If the tea feels a little tight or shy on the first steeps, drop the water temperature slightly to open it up gently. For collectors: taste it once a year. What starts as a fresh, green fragrance will slowly deepen into honeyed complexity — this is a cake worth watching change over time.