Tea from a Single Tea Garden
Wu Jia Ping Zhang raw pu-erh tea is produced from an area called Wu Jia Ping Zhang, located in the village of Wu Jia Zhai in Yongde County, Lincang. In Chinese, 'Zai' refers to a settlement smaller than a village (usually about a few hundred people).
The name Wu Jia Zhai comes from the many people with the surname Wu, indicating a settlement of the Wu family.
We offer a raw pu-erh tea named Wu Jia Zhai raw pu-erh tea, made from tea leaves of multiple tea gardens in Wu Jia Zhai.
In contrast, Wu Jia Ping Zhang raw pu-erh tea comes from a single tea garden. Due to the centuries-old, naturally cultivated tea trees grown without pesticides or fertilizers, it has a very strong aftertaste.
When thinking of pu-erh tea, many may imagine a brown-colored tea with an flavor of dried mushrooms or dried fruits. This type of tea is called ripe pu-erh tea.
Raw pu-erh tea, however, is fruity and delicate like freshly made white wine. It is completely free of bitterness or astringency, making it very popular with children.
The tea garden is at a high altitude of around 2100m, located in the southwest of Lincang, Yunnan, and it is very near the Myanmar border.
Focus on Sourcing Naturally Cultivated Tea
Since 2010, we have been visiting Yunnan Province every spring. Over the years, we have built connections with many famous tea regions. However, our focus is not on a region's fame, but rather on tea with transparency and a long-lasting aftertaste. To achieve this, we focus on remote mountain villages, selecting tea gardens with ancient tea trees, high altitudes, and no fertilizers, sourcing through unique logistics channels. For more details, please visit the following page.
In Yunnan, teas claiming to be from famous regions are produced in thousands of locations, using leaves from other areas, and can be found everywhere—from airports and convenience stores to supermarkets.
What complicates matters is the surprising phenomenon where imitation teas made from leaves in remote areas are of higher quality than the genuine articles. This is especially common with Pu-erh teas from Lincang, and it is a well-known fact among professionals involved in local sourcing. For more details, please visit the following page.
In Yunnan Province, there are long-established brands like Dayi and Zhongcha. These brands are renowned because their teas produced before 1990 are highly valued.
So why are these older teas considered special? Many people assume it's due to long aging, but in reality, the tea leaves used at that time were naturally grown without fertilizers, resulting in their superior quality.
Therefore, even if current teas are aged for a long time, they will not reach the same quality. For more information, please visit the following page.
