2005 Dayi 501 "Yuanshengtai Qiaomu" Raw Puerh Cake

501大益原生態喬木青餅 (501 Dàyì Yuánshēngtài Qiáomù Qīngbǐng — 2005 Dayi 501 Pristine Ecology Arbor Raw Puerh Cake) Net Weight: 400g per cake Vintage: 2005 (Batch 501) Tea Type: Raw Puerh (Sheng) Producer: Menghai Tea Factory (Dayi) Storage: Taiwan Pure Dry Storage (台灣純乾倉) Condition: Wrapper exhibits insect nibbles / bug bites (包裝紙有蟲蛀) typical of clean natural aging Pressed from pristine ecological arbor large-tree material (原生態喬木大樹料), the cake surface is glossy and dark with an oily sheen. Closely resembling the legendary Dayi "Wujin Hao" of the same vintage, it earned the market moniker "Xiao Wujin" (Little Wujin / Little Black Gold). The cake face reveals stout, robust leaf cords with natural stems. In the cup, the liquor is sweet, rich, and deeply substantial, accompanied by a high-toned, exceptionally pure pine smoke aroma (松煙香) and prominent dark plum character (烏梅韻). It delivers rapid and enduring salivation with a sweet return and a mouth-filling, saturated soup presence. Saturated with full wild tea character, this stands as one of the rare premium arbor productions from the early privatized Menghai era.