Spring Ming Large 2020 Menghai Ripe Puerh Review from @orientaleaf Right away I get a subtle, aged sweetness, not sugary, but more like dried fruit and date, with some leather underneath. There’s also a woody, barky character that initially reminded me of a campfire (not smoky) before turning more toward cedar and camphor. As the tea opens up, the sweetness settles into the background while the wood and earthy notes become more noticeable. There’s a slight oily texture that gives it a nice weight in the mouth, and I get hints of caramel and dark honey toward the back end. The camphor adds a really nice aromatic quality to the woody character and gives the finish a little more depth. The flavors aren’t particularly loud or flashy, but they work really well together. Dried fruit, leather, bark, cedar, and camphor make up most of the profile, with that subtle sweetness hanging around underneath it all. A really enjoyable shou that has a nice balance of sweetness and deeper woody, earthy flavors
