Wild Fuzhuan Anhua Heicha | 2017

Tea: 2017 Anhua Heicha (安化黑茶） Type: Huangye Fuzhuan Anhua Heicha 荒野茯砖安化黑茶Fermentation Level: MediumHarvest: Spring 2017Press Date: Summer 2017Press Size: 780gRegion: Gaoma Teroir Region, Anhua County.Producer: Mrs. HuangTasting Notes: Cedar Wood, Sea Salt, Honey Smoked Ham, Fresh Sage, Pine Sap Introduced to us by a Tujia Minority mutual friend, Mrs. Huang with her small village factory, Xianle, is reinventing high-quality Anhua Heicha.  While nearly all of Anhua Heicha production is being carried out by mega-factories and huge companies, Mrs. Huang represents the small minority doing things the old-fashioned way. Her mountain is in Dafu Village of Anhua, Hunan, and the tea she harvests comes from hidden groves within, all of which have been nearly forgotten and left to grow wild.  This tea is the careful production of a small team, and the attention to cleanliness, quality, and detail is unparalleled in anything we have seen in Anhua thus far. Additionally, this tea brick is pressed