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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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EarthySweetSavory
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This aged ripe Pu-erh offers a clean, savory, and sweet profile, with a rich and deep character developed over nearly a decade of aging. It presents a smooth, rounded mouthfeel, reminiscent of fine chocolate, and avoids any hint of over-processing.
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About This Tea
What does Denong Red Label 2004 Ripe Pu-erh Tea taste like?
This aged ripe Pu-erh offers a clean, savory, and sweet profile, with a rich and deep character developed over nearly a decade of aging. It presents a smooth, rounded mouthfeel, reminiscent of fine ch. It leans earthy, sweet and savory.
How should I brew Denong Red Label 2004 Ripe Pu-erh Tea?
Water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). In a mug, steep 3–5 min. For gongfu, use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ rounds). You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Rinse the leaves once with boiling water before your first real steep. It cleans off storage dust and gets the flavor going.
Where does Denong Red Label 2004 Ripe Pu-erh Tea come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China from the Menghai Daye cultivar. This batch is from the 2004 harvest.
How much does Denong Red Label 2004 Ripe Pu-erh Tea cost?
Starts at $51.00 from Bana Tea Company, or about $0.51/g. A 100g package gets you around 17 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $3.06 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.
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