Kunlu Shan (困鹿山) is an extension of the Wuliang Shan range, located in Ning’er County, Pu’er City. The elevation of this ancient tea mountain varies from 1,410 to 2,271 meters, and much of Pu’er City’s remaining primary forest is found here. The Gushu tea plantations of Kunlu Shan often grow intermingled with the primary forest, where medium-, small-, and large-leaf varieties coexist, with the small-leaf type making up a significant proportion, a rare feature compared to other Puerh-producing areas. The well-known legend holds that Shennong discovered and domesticated wild tea, allegedly in Kunlu Shan. Also, it was also one of the three imperial tea gardens during the Qing Dynasty.
 
This 2005 Kunlu Shan was one of the first teas produced by Gu Er Yuan (officially registered in 2006). In 2007, we acquired a Tong and a few cakes of this tea from the newly established small producer, drawn by its complex flavors and striking balance. The company vanished at some point, yet the tea has aged admirably in our private storage, fully living up to expectations.
 
Across the aging process of over two decades, the tea has perfectly preserved its complexity of flavors, full-bodied and strong yet without any remaining harshness. The reddish-brown color of the liquor indicates a complete and sufficiently long aging process. Its rich and energetic flavor continues to reflect the mountainous terroir of its origin, Kunlu Shan. And naturally, the unique and prized environment of our private storage has also left its mark on the tea, shaping it into a distinctive aging style in line with that of the 2006 Jin Yi Wu or the 2005 Mengla Tuo Cha, both of which were aged in the same warehouse during a similar period.