HA GIANG DAN ZHU GU SHU SHENG CHA
HA GIANG SINGLE ANCIENT TREE
SHENG (RAW) PU'ER
★ PESTICIDE-FREE
Nậm Ty, Hà Giàng, Vietnam
2022 Ha Giang Dan Zhu Gu Shu Sheng Cha is a raw Pu'Er-style tea produced from single-tree old tea material growing in the high mountains of Hà Giàng province in northern Vietnam, a region internationally respected for its ancient Shan Tuyết tea forests. Hand-harvested and traditionally processed, this tea reflects the combination of mature mountain tree material, wild forest ecology, and the vibrant freshness of relatively young Sheng-style tea. The infusion is deep and energetic, offering pronounced minerality, refined bitterness, woody and floral nuances, strong returning sweetness, and a long, cooling aftertaste with exceptional clarity and mountain character. MORE
357 g cake
AROMA
Herbal, honey
TASTE
Dried fruits
200+ year old tree
VARIETY: Shan Tuyet (Snow Shan)
HARVEST: 2022
SHENG (RAW) PU'ER
★ PESTICIDE-FREE
Nậm Ty, Hà Giàng, Vietnam
2022 Ha Giang Dan Zhu Gu Shu Sheng Cha is a raw Pu'Er-style tea produced from single-tree old tea material growing in the high mountains of Hà Giàng province in northern Vietnam, a region internationally respected for its ancient Shan Tuyết tea forests. Hand-harvested and traditionally processed, this tea reflects the combination of mature mountain tree material, wild forest ecology, and the vibrant freshness of relatively young Sheng-style tea. The infusion is deep and energetic, offering pronounced minerality, refined bitterness, woody and floral nuances, strong returning sweetness, and a long, cooling aftertaste with exceptional clarity and mountain character. MORE
357 g cake
AROMA
Herbal, honey
TASTE
Dried fruits
200+ year old tree
VARIETY: Shan Tuyet (Snow Shan)
HARVEST: 2022
SHENG PU'ER is a traditional post-processed tea made from sun-dried tea leaves that continue to evolve naturally through slow fermentation and aging over time. Thanks to minimal processing and its living microbial ecosystem, this type of tea retains a rich concentration of polyphenols, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, aromatic compounds, and other bioactive substances that gradually transform as the tea matures.
Unlike most tea categories, Sheng Pu'Er continues to develop for decades after production, with aging enhancing its complexity, smoothness, and depth while reducing bitterness and astringency. It is believed that regular consumption of Sheng Pu'Er may support cardiovascular health, contribute to healthy cholesterol metabolism, assist the body's natural antioxidant defenses, and promote healthy digestion. Traditionally, Sheng Pu'Er has also been appreciated for its invigorating Cha Qi, its ability to enhance mental clarity and concentration, support physical vitality, and create a balanced state of energy, calmness, and overall well-being.
Unlike most tea categories, Sheng Pu'Er continues to develop for decades after production, with aging enhancing its complexity, smoothness, and depth while reducing bitterness and astringency. It is believed that regular consumption of Sheng Pu'Er may support cardiovascular health, contribute to healthy cholesterol metabolism, assist the body's natural antioxidant defenses, and promote healthy digestion. Traditionally, Sheng Pu'Er has also been appreciated for its invigorating Cha Qi, its ability to enhance mental clarity and concentration, support physical vitality, and create a balanced state of energy, calmness, and overall well-being.
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SEED-GROWN TEA PLANT
This tea refers to a Qunzi Zhong, a "seed-grown tea plant". Unlike cloned or asexually propagated cultivars, which are created by cuttings or grafting from a single "mother" plant, Qunzi Zhong tea trees are grown from seeds. This results in a genetically diverse population of plants. Each seed-grown tea tree is unique, with slightly different characteristics. This genetic variety helps improve the resilience of the tea garden, making it more resistant to pests, diseases, and environmental stress. Seed-grown trees usually develop stronger and deeper roots than cloned plants, allowing them to draw nutrients and minerals from deeper soil layers, often giving the tea a more complex and rich flavor profile. Qunzi Zhong represents the traditional way of tea cultivation. Because of the genetic diversity, teas made from Qunzi Zhong plants tend to offer more layered and nuanced flavors, reflecting a richer expression of the local terroir (soil, climate, and environment).
WILD TEA
Wild tea refers to plants that grow naturally in the forest or mountains without human planting, pruning, or care. These trees are very old, deeply rooted in the earth, and part of a diverse natural ecosystem. These are tall, old trees, some more than 100, 300, or even 1000+ years old, rooted deep into mineral-rich soil, thriving in diverse ecosystems. Wild tea trees grow tall and strong, with roots reaching deep into the earth. This allows them to absorb various minerals, creating complex, full-bodied flavors that change with each harvest. Growing in remote forests, these trees are untouched by pesticides or fertilizers. Many tea lovers say wild teas carry a unique energy, a grounding, calming, and sometimes uplifting presence. This is believed to be the "Qi" of the mountains, the life force of ancient trees, passed into the leaves. Wild tea is often high in antioxidants, polyphenols, and minerals. Because these trees grow slowly and absorb nutrients naturally, their leaves produce clean, nourishing brews that are gentle on the body but rich in effect.
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EASTERN (PIN CHA) ★
Temperature: 99 °C
Amount: 3-5 grams per 120 ml of water
Steeping: 10-30 sec x 7+
WESTERN (INFUSION)
Temperature: 99 °C
Amount: 2-3 grams per 250 ml of water
Steeping: 1-2 min x 3
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Tea absorbs surrounding aromas and moisture. This type of tea oxidizes when it comes into contact with oxygen and loses its properties, including taste and aroma. Store it in a dry and cool place in airtight packaging. Avoid direct exposure to the sun and high temperatures.
BEST BEFORE: 2 years since production date!
*Suitable for long-term aging. Under proper storage conditions, the tea may gradually develop increased depth, smoothness, and complexity.
BEST BEFORE: 2 years since production date!
*Suitable for long-term aging. Under proper storage conditions, the tea may gradually develop increased depth, smoothness, and complexity.
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ABOUT
2022 Ha Giang Dan Zhu Gu Shu Sheng Cha is a raw Pu'Er-style tea produced from early spring 2022 tea material harvested from a single tea tree estimated to be more than 200 years old growing in the Nậm Ty area of Hà Giàng province in northern Vietnam. Produced using traditional Sheng-style processing methods including careful hand-harvesting, pan-firing, and natural sun-drying, this tea reflects the combination of ancient mountain tea material, wild forest ecology, and artisanal craftsmanship. The designation Dan Zhu refers to tea produced from a single individual tea tree rather than blended garden material, a category especially respected among experienced tea lovers for its unique and highly individualized expression of terroir and tree character.
Nậm Ty is one of the most respected mountain tea areas in Hà Giàng, known for ancient Shan Tuyết tea trees growing in remote high-altitude forest environments under cool temperatures, dense mist, and strong biodiversity. Tea trees in these regions develop slowly and interact deeply with mineral-rich mountain soils, contributing to the concentrated structure, pronounced minerality, energetic depth, and layered aromatic complexity characteristic of high-quality Vietnamese mountain tea. The use of early spring material further enhances the freshness, aromatic clarity, and refined structural balance of the tea while preserving its strong aging potential.
This tea was produced by our beloved friends from Hien Minh, a small family tea production deeply connected to the mountain tea traditions of Hà Giàng. Their work focuses on careful manual harvesting, respectful processing of ancient Shan Tuyết tea material, and preservation of traditional tea-making methods closely connected to the natural rhythm of the local mountain environment. Small-scale family productions such as Hien Minh play an important role in preserving the authenticity, biodiversity, and artisanal heritage of northern Vietnamese tea culture.
TERROIR
The Nậm Ty area of Hà Giàng province in northern Vietnam is one of the most ecologically rich and historically important regions for ancient Shan Tuyết tea cultivation. Tea trees in this mountainous environment grow under cool highland conditions shaped by dense mist, abundant rainfall, strong humidity, and significant day-to-night temperature variation. These environmental conditions contribute directly to the tea’s pronounced minerality, vibrant mountain freshness, energetic depth, and layered aromatic complexity.
The mountain soils of Nậm Ty are rich in minerals and organic matter, with stable moisture retention and excellent natural drainage. Ancient tea trees growing in these remote forest environments develop extensive root systems that penetrate deeply into the mountain terrain and interact with multiple soil layers accumulated over centuries of ecological development. In the case of single-tree Dan Zhu material, this uninterrupted interaction between one mature tea tree and its surrounding ecosystem creates an exceptionally individualized expression of terroir, contributing to remarkable concentration, structural clarity, and aromatic precision.
Dense forest vegetation and humid mountain conditions support slow and balanced leaf development while protecting the tea trees from excessive environmental stress. Frequent cloud cover and mountain mist moderate direct sunlight exposure, helping preserve aromatic freshness and complexity within the leaves, while periods of stronger mountain sunlight contribute to concentration and balanced polyphenol structure. Compared to many Yunnan Sheng Pu'Er profiles, ancient Shan Tuyết material from Hà Giàng often expresses a distinctive combination of cooling freshness, woody depth, pronounced minerality, and refined wild mountain character.
The use of early spring material further defines the character of this tea. After winter dormancy, the first spring leaves develop slowly and accumulate concentrated aromatic compounds, balanced amino acid content, and refined energetic clarity while preserving freshness and structural precision. Combined with traditional processing and the ancient forest ecology of Nậm Ty, these conditions produce Sheng-style tea with exceptional aromatic expression, energetic depth, and remarkable transformation potential through long-term aging.
ORGANOLEPTICS
The dry leaves are large, mature, and naturally twisted, displaying deep olive, silver, and dark green tones characteristic of ancient Shan Tuyết tea material processed in a traditional Sheng-style manner. Their appearance reflects careful hand-harvesting, natural sun-drying, and the individuality of single-tree Dan Zhu material while preserving the integrity and texture of the leaves. The aroma of the dry leaf is vibrant, deep, and highly layered, combining notes of fresh mountain herbs, warm minerals, floral honey, wildflowers, light woodiness, resin, and subtle dried fruit sweetness. In a preheated gaiwan or teapot, the aroma becomes warmer and increasingly expressive, revealing additional layers of tree bark, humid stone minerality, medicinal herbs, soft spice, fresh forest vegetation, and delicate camphor-like freshness characteristic of ancient Hà Giàng mountain tea. After the rinse, the leaves fully awaken and the aromatic profile becomes smoother and more integrated, balancing floral elegance, woody depth, mineral intensity, and refined sweetness.
The liquor is clear and bright, with a rich golden-yellow tone reflecting the vibrant freshness and concentration of relatively young Sheng-style tea. The aroma of the infusion is layered, energetic, and highly persistent, combining warm minerals, floral nuances, fresh mountain herbs, resinous notes, subtle fruity sweetness, and cooling forest freshness. The texture is dense, smooth, and highly coating, showing remarkable structural clarity and energetic depth while maintaining excellent balance and precision. Initial bitterness is direct yet refined and exceptionally clean, gradually transforming into pronounced Hui Gan, strong returning sweetness that develops actively throughout the palate and throat. Layers of floral honey, fresh wood, minerals, medicinal herbs, dried fruits, light spice, resin, and cooling sensations continue evolving throughout the session while maintaining harmony between freshness, wild mountain character, energetic strength, and elegance.
The aftertaste is exceptionally long, cooling, and deeply persistent, with sweetness and mineral freshness remaining in the throat and mouth long after drinking. As the tea continues to open, the structure becomes increasingly expansive and integrated while preserving its vibrant Hà Giàng mountain identity and distinctive single-tree character. In the empty cup, the aroma remains warm and expressive, revealing lingering notes of floral honey, forest wood, medicinal herbs, humid mountain vegetation, dried fruits, resin, and subtle camphor undertones.
2022 Ha Giang Dan Zhu Gu Shu Sheng Cha is a raw Pu'Er-style tea produced from early spring 2022 tea material harvested from a single tea tree estimated to be more than 200 years old growing in the Nậm Ty area of Hà Giàng province in northern Vietnam. Produced using traditional Sheng-style processing methods including careful hand-harvesting, pan-firing, and natural sun-drying, this tea reflects the combination of ancient mountain tea material, wild forest ecology, and artisanal craftsmanship. The designation Dan Zhu refers to tea produced from a single individual tea tree rather than blended garden material, a category especially respected among experienced tea lovers for its unique and highly individualized expression of terroir and tree character.
Nậm Ty is one of the most respected mountain tea areas in Hà Giàng, known for ancient Shan Tuyết tea trees growing in remote high-altitude forest environments under cool temperatures, dense mist, and strong biodiversity. Tea trees in these regions develop slowly and interact deeply with mineral-rich mountain soils, contributing to the concentrated structure, pronounced minerality, energetic depth, and layered aromatic complexity characteristic of high-quality Vietnamese mountain tea. The use of early spring material further enhances the freshness, aromatic clarity, and refined structural balance of the tea while preserving its strong aging potential.
This tea was produced by our beloved friends from Hien Minh, a small family tea production deeply connected to the mountain tea traditions of Hà Giàng. Their work focuses on careful manual harvesting, respectful processing of ancient Shan Tuyết tea material, and preservation of traditional tea-making methods closely connected to the natural rhythm of the local mountain environment. Small-scale family productions such as Hien Minh play an important role in preserving the authenticity, biodiversity, and artisanal heritage of northern Vietnamese tea culture.
TERROIR
The Nậm Ty area of Hà Giàng province in northern Vietnam is one of the most ecologically rich and historically important regions for ancient Shan Tuyết tea cultivation. Tea trees in this mountainous environment grow under cool highland conditions shaped by dense mist, abundant rainfall, strong humidity, and significant day-to-night temperature variation. These environmental conditions contribute directly to the tea’s pronounced minerality, vibrant mountain freshness, energetic depth, and layered aromatic complexity.
The mountain soils of Nậm Ty are rich in minerals and organic matter, with stable moisture retention and excellent natural drainage. Ancient tea trees growing in these remote forest environments develop extensive root systems that penetrate deeply into the mountain terrain and interact with multiple soil layers accumulated over centuries of ecological development. In the case of single-tree Dan Zhu material, this uninterrupted interaction between one mature tea tree and its surrounding ecosystem creates an exceptionally individualized expression of terroir, contributing to remarkable concentration, structural clarity, and aromatic precision.
Dense forest vegetation and humid mountain conditions support slow and balanced leaf development while protecting the tea trees from excessive environmental stress. Frequent cloud cover and mountain mist moderate direct sunlight exposure, helping preserve aromatic freshness and complexity within the leaves, while periods of stronger mountain sunlight contribute to concentration and balanced polyphenol structure. Compared to many Yunnan Sheng Pu'Er profiles, ancient Shan Tuyết material from Hà Giàng often expresses a distinctive combination of cooling freshness, woody depth, pronounced minerality, and refined wild mountain character.
The use of early spring material further defines the character of this tea. After winter dormancy, the first spring leaves develop slowly and accumulate concentrated aromatic compounds, balanced amino acid content, and refined energetic clarity while preserving freshness and structural precision. Combined with traditional processing and the ancient forest ecology of Nậm Ty, these conditions produce Sheng-style tea with exceptional aromatic expression, energetic depth, and remarkable transformation potential through long-term aging.
ORGANOLEPTICS
The dry leaves are large, mature, and naturally twisted, displaying deep olive, silver, and dark green tones characteristic of ancient Shan Tuyết tea material processed in a traditional Sheng-style manner. Their appearance reflects careful hand-harvesting, natural sun-drying, and the individuality of single-tree Dan Zhu material while preserving the integrity and texture of the leaves. The aroma of the dry leaf is vibrant, deep, and highly layered, combining notes of fresh mountain herbs, warm minerals, floral honey, wildflowers, light woodiness, resin, and subtle dried fruit sweetness. In a preheated gaiwan or teapot, the aroma becomes warmer and increasingly expressive, revealing additional layers of tree bark, humid stone minerality, medicinal herbs, soft spice, fresh forest vegetation, and delicate camphor-like freshness characteristic of ancient Hà Giàng mountain tea. After the rinse, the leaves fully awaken and the aromatic profile becomes smoother and more integrated, balancing floral elegance, woody depth, mineral intensity, and refined sweetness.
The liquor is clear and bright, with a rich golden-yellow tone reflecting the vibrant freshness and concentration of relatively young Sheng-style tea. The aroma of the infusion is layered, energetic, and highly persistent, combining warm minerals, floral nuances, fresh mountain herbs, resinous notes, subtle fruity sweetness, and cooling forest freshness. The texture is dense, smooth, and highly coating, showing remarkable structural clarity and energetic depth while maintaining excellent balance and precision. Initial bitterness is direct yet refined and exceptionally clean, gradually transforming into pronounced Hui Gan, strong returning sweetness that develops actively throughout the palate and throat. Layers of floral honey, fresh wood, minerals, medicinal herbs, dried fruits, light spice, resin, and cooling sensations continue evolving throughout the session while maintaining harmony between freshness, wild mountain character, energetic strength, and elegance.
The aftertaste is exceptionally long, cooling, and deeply persistent, with sweetness and mineral freshness remaining in the throat and mouth long after drinking. As the tea continues to open, the structure becomes increasingly expansive and integrated while preserving its vibrant Hà Giàng mountain identity and distinctive single-tree character. In the empty cup, the aroma remains warm and expressive, revealing lingering notes of floral honey, forest wood, medicinal herbs, humid mountain vegetation, dried fruits, resin, and subtle camphor undertones.
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