Xi Gui Raw Pu-erh | Lincang Yunnan 2024

Xi Gui Raw Pu-erh · Xī Guī · 昔归

2024 / 8 g per cake

€51,00

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Xi Gui Raw Pu-erh · Xī Guī · 昔归

€51,00

€1.020,00/kg

An untamed pulse of spring energy that holds the throat captive for hours.

Xi Gui is legendary among raw Pu-erh drinkers for a reason that no description can fully convey until you experience it: the Cha Qi, the tea energy, is immediate, direct, and unmistakable. This is a tea that arrives with intention. From old arbor trees growing in Xi Gui Village in the Lincang region of Yunnan, the raw sheng Pu-erh is minimally processed, withered, pan-fired, sun-dried, preserving everything the leaf has to say before age begins its long conversation.

wet rock · wild grass · soft chamomile · mineral frame · purposeful astringency · cooling return · intense hui gan · powerful cha qi

FORMAT · compressed dragon ball

HARVEST · Spring 2024

ORIGIN · Xi Gui Village, Lincang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China

ELEVATION · 740 - 950 m

CULTIVAR · Xi Gui Old Arbor Sheng Cultivar (Ancient Large-Leaf Population)

PRODUCER · Yunnan Yunhe Tea Roastery

PROCESSING · Hand-picked old arbor leaves → Traditional manual pan-firing (Sha Qing) → Rolling → Sun-Drying

BATCH · 75kg

CERTIFICATION · Authentic Xi Gui Village Old Arbor Origin Verified

STORAGE · Sealed, dry, odour-free environment at ambient temperature

86/100

晨云 · Chén Yún Morning Cloud · 80–87

The absolute pinnacle of expression. A rare testament to time and terroir.

Xi Gui scores 86 due to its majestic, unmistakable Cha Qi and spectacular returning sweetness. The mineral frame is brilliantly uncompromised, demonstrating the profound, cooling depth characteristic of legendary high-altitude Lincang old arbors. It represents an elite masterclass for the serious raw Pu-erh collector. more about the Yuan Archive Scoring System

State-Certified National Park & Organic Terroir

This tea is cultivated in an officially designated, state-monitored ecological protection area.

State-Monitored Ecology: Grown in a strictly protected natural reserve where industrial activity is forbidden, and natural biodiversity creates an optimal microclimate for tea.

Purity Guaranteed: Free from synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or soil additives.

The Dry Leaf

Large, robust, beautifully wild green-silver sun-dried leaves releasing a crisp scent of highland stone and wild mountain flora.

The Soup

Bright, clear, pale straw-gold liquor with immense energy and brilliance.

Fragrance & Palate

Shifting entirely away from warmer, woodier lines, this tea occupies a stark landscape of wet rock, wild grass, and soft chamomile. The profile is deeply structural, built around a powerful mineral frame. A purposeful, clear astringency builds rapidly, peaks, and then dissolves into a profoundly cooling, intensely sweet aftertaste. This hui gan arrives slowly and holds the throat for hours.

Spiritual Character

The Energy: Cool, expansive, and intensely stimulating. Generates a distinct, vibrating Cha Qi that clears mental fog and centers the internal axis.

The Hour: Reserved for dedicated tasting sessions, slow mornings when you seek a powerful awakening, or ritual steeps with fellow collectors.

Lineage & History This 2024 raw (sheng) Pu-erh is legendary for its immediate, unmistakable Cha Qi (tea energy) and purposeful astringency. Crafted from old arbor trees, it is minimally processed to preserve the raw vitality of the spring leaf: carefully hand-picked, manually pan-fired (Sha Qing), rolled, and sun-dried. It is an untamed expression of the leaf, designed for collectors who appreciate a tea that challenges the palate before yielding a vast, cooling sweetness.

Terroir & Microclimate Sourced directly from Xi Gui Village in the Lincang Prefecture of Yunnan, this tea grows in a rugged, high-altitude landscape. The ancient large-leaf population thrives among highland stone, drawing up an immense mineral frame. This specific rocky terroir is responsible for the tea's stark notes of wet rock, wild grass, and chamomile, culminating in a profoundly intense hui gan (returning sweetness).

This old-arbor sheng Pu-erh possesses immense structural power. Do not be timid with it, push the leaf hard with blistering water.

Vessel: Miniature porcelain gaiwan or thin-walled clay pot

Ratio: 8g per 120ml to 200ml (use the entire tester portion for a true single ceremony)

Water Temperature: 100°C (212°F)

First Rinse: 3 seconds with boiling water then discarded, flash-awakening the wild spring leaves

Steeps: 8-12 successive infusions, keeping the initial steep durations incredibly brief (3-5 seconds) to ride the wave of its power

Teaware Pairing

Use a pristine, high-fired porcelain gaiwan to preserve the wild grass and sharp mineral backbone without rounding off the intentional astringency that drives the legendary hui gan.