Bojun Ripe Pu-erh 2020 (500g Cake) — Mengku Rongshi

This is the 2020 edition of Bojun, Mengku Rongshi's flagship ripe pu-erh — stored since production in a private collection in Xi'an, in northwest China's naturally dry climate. One format: a single 500g compressed cake.

About This Tea

Bojun was first released in 2017 as Mengku Rongshi's first departure from conventional ripe pu-erh. The core idea was to ferment batches separately — sorted by material grade, each controlled precisely for temperature, humidity, turning schedule, and duration — then blend after fermentation, rather than doing everything in a single large pile. The result is a ripe pu-erh where the aromatic compounds that drive floral and fruity character are preserved at a high proportion, and the "pile smell" associated with conventional wodui fermentation is minimized.

The 2020 cake was produced during a significant year for the product: Bojun was selected as one of Yunnan's Ten Famous Teas that year, and the brand released a full range of formats to mark the occasion. This 500g cake is the standard-size format from that release — same raw material specification as the Bojun sheng (raw) pu-erh, one bud plus two leaves from vine-trained Mengku large-leaf trees.

Aged in Xi'an

Since leaving the factory, this cake has been stored in Xi'an — a city in northwest China with a climate that sits at the other end of the spectrum from Yunnan or Guangdong.

In pu-erh terms, this is a textbook dry storage environment.

Over the years, the sharper edges of a young ripe pu-erh — the rawness, any residual heat from fermentation — have settled.

The Brand

Mengku Rongshi has been making tea in Shuangjiang, Lincang since 1935. The brand was formally established in 1999 when second-generation Rong Jiasheng acquired the local state-run factory. Their focus has always been on Mengku large-leaf material — Bojun is where they've done their most technically ambitious work.

Produced in compliance with Chinese national food safety standards (GB standard).

The Bojun Series

Bojun is currently available in four editions, each pressed as a 500g cake. Click through to compare:

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