Shou Pu-Erh Identification Help Requested

[AFOL]

Hi, everyone,
I recently got some shou pu-erh from my awesome local tea shop and tried it for the first time (and I really enjoyed it!). I'd like to write a review for it, but I'm not sure who makes this tea--or any other info, other than that it's a tuocha of shou pu-erh, and that it has been aged for five years (according to the tea shop owner). I was told (from another website where I posted this) that this might be the place to go for info. Does anyone have any information they could give? I've taken some pictures, but can take more if needed (I tried to scrape some of the tea off of the inside label, but was only somewhat successful).

[Da Hong Pao]

The middle character is Pin which could refer to different things depending on what characters it is written along side. the last character looks like Tuo, referring to the shape of the tea. as for the year, the stamp indicates it's from 2013.

[Cwyn]

As I said on the Steepster topic, it says Ji Pin Tuo, or Top Grade tuo. I can make out Menghai on the back. I'm guessing it is a 2013 pressing of 2008 tea, which is a year of excess tonnage that is cheap to buy for anyone wanting their own tea label.

[kyarazen]

Hi, everyone,
I recently got some shou pu-erh from my awesome local tea shop and tried it for the first time (and I really enjoyed it!). I'd like to write a review for it, but I'm not sure who makes this tea--or any other info, other than that it's a tuocha of shou pu-erh, and that it has been aged for five years (according to the tea shop owner). I was told (from another website where I posted this) that this might be the place to go for info. Does anyone have any information they could give? I've taken some pictures, but can take more if needed (I tried to scrape some of the tea off of the inside label, but was only somewhat successful).

Zhen Pin tuo Pu er cha (ripe tea), it means premium quality pu-erh tuocha, ripe
raw material source - yunnan bulang shabig leaf varietal big tree sundried maocha
production standard number - GB/T22111-2008
Production permit number - QS5328 1401 0129
net weight - 250g
storage - in a clean, airy, no sun, dry, no funny smell, keep away from poisonous and harmful, or strange smelling items
storage duratin - in the right conditions it can be kept for long time
production date - 2013 march 15
made for - zhou xiong zhi tea leaf private limited
by - menghia xian yong ming tea factory
factory address - menghai xian, menghai zhen, jing mai road 26


maybe someone could just start a thread on translation requests and i'll do it whenever i'm free.

[AT333]

The paper seems to suggest that it is a top premium quality shou. How about the tea quality? Is there anyway we can to tell?

[AFOL]

Kyarazen (and everyone else who helped with translation), thanks so much! It's great to have all this information.

AT333--the tea certainly tastes good (it's smooth, earthy, complex, and even a little juicy; I can't place all the flavors, but they're all very pleasant. The smell is reminiscent of a barn, but not in an unpleasant way); however, this is my very first pu'er, so I don't have anything else to compare it to, as far as quality goes. I do know that this and my Tieguanyin are two of the reasons why I look forward to the weekends!