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Kevin - Wild Harvested
@wildharvested.bsky.social
Italian writer and sommelier
Fine tea enthusiast
Pu'er and Heicha collectionist
Food Technology, University of Turin
https://wildharvested.org
This is a spring harvest from the cultivar B157, one of those rare works that appear once every four springs. It’s a layered, intentional experience. A reminder that 2025 is a truly remarkable year for Darjeeling.

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May 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I’ve often tried 7 Essence teas in recent months, and I’ve observed how they are able to construct a language that oscillates between lyricism and the most material pleasure, weaving a plot of formal innovation and human depth. Patois is no exception.

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February 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
2005 Chunhai Mengsong Gu Cha Kong Que
A tea with a distinctly smoky character, unmistakable among the renowned blends of the early 2000s. Perfectly suited to the relentless duel of rain and fog beyond the window.
February 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Pu’er Price Collapse, Are We Heading For A New Crash?

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January 31, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Lao Man E 2007 Banzhang Lao Shu Cha
Not exactly the qi, strength or character you'd expect from LBZ, XBZ or Lao Man E, but a very good pu'er where arrogance and finesse coexist. It's woody with aromas of leather, moroccan plum, gentian supported by excellent sweetness and an enveloping huigan.

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January 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This Darjeeling tea, the 7 Essence Scorsese was a companion, a ferryman between the days that followed one another without apparent sense. Sipping it's like tasting the truth, it's like watching a painting by Francis Bacon come to life,built with one brushstroke of flesh and blood after another
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January 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Bai Meng Yu was among the first to understand the historical, cultural and geographical complexity of Nannuo mountain, of that place that was and would be the cradle of tea lyricism for centuries.

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Echoes of Tea Lyricism Part 1: “Bay Meng Yu and The Rise and Fall of the Nannuo Shan Tea Factory”
The Instagram story from a few days ago about Bai Meng Yu and the radical mid-century shift in the mechanization of tea production in Nannuo has gotten more attention than I thought, and I thank yo…
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January 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Zhaozhou 2007 Xigui old trees sheng pu'er
A tea that still maintains the typical notes of orchid and wild flowers, accompanied by aromas of dates, leather, dried apricot and wood; a sip not too thick, slightly mineral in which sweetness reigns without any compromise.

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January 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM