九十年代普洱茶的璀璨群星：99大渡岗
今天，我们要聊聊的是博物馆级的《99圆宝茶砖》，它被誉为99产品系列的鼻祖，是中茶深圳分公司的定制品。这款茶曾在国营茶厂原堆发酵，1999年还推出了“李正行签名”红丝带版“销台/香版”，每砖250克，每原捆4砖。2015年，它的竞拍成交价高达6800元/包！
为什么说它能和印级茶并列呢？因为在九十年代中后期，印级茶强势占据了整个普洱茶市场，而在这个时期，一批优质的普洱茶如“99大渡岗”、“96真淳雅”、“98顺时兴”等涌现出来，为中生代普洱茶播撒下了“群星璀璨”的种子。
“99大渡岗”是其中之一，它也被称为“99圆宝茶”，是普洱茶现代发展史上的重要转折点。1996年秋，云南西双版纳州的企业前往香港招商，港九茶行业商会的资深老茶商向国营大渡岗茶厂的李正行先生介绍了邓时海先生的《普洱茶》一书，并建议他尝试制作普洱茶。经过深思熟虑和与制茶师傅们的共同研究，终于在1999年生产出了第一批“99大渡岗”圆宝七子饼普洱茶。
不久后，国营大渡岗茶厂的主要技术骨干脱离茶厂，另立门户创立了昌泰茶行，并制作出赫赫有名的“99易昌号”。因此，业界人称“99大渡岗”是“99易昌号”的“前辈”或“长兄”。虽然“99大渡岗”曾一度成为“明星”，受人追捧，但它却静待岁月，鲜为人知，沦为中生代普洱茶的“遗珠”。
如今，“99大渡岗”已成为九十年代十大标杆茶品之一。面对存世稀少、价格高昂的“宋聘号”、“福元昌”、“同庆号”等古董茶，“99大渡岗”毫不示弱，以时间为笔续写着中生代普洱茶的传奇！
The dazzling stars of Pu'er tea in the 1990s: 99 Dadu Gang
Today, we are going to talk about the museum-grade "99 Yuanbao Tea Brick", which is hailed as the pioneer of the 99 product series and is a customized product from the China Tea Shenzhen Branch. This tea was originally fermented in a state-owned tea factory, and in 1999, the "Li Zhengxing Signature" red ribbon version of the "Xiaotai/Xiang version" was also launched. Each brick weighs 250 grams, and there are four bricks in each original bundle. In 2015, its auction price reached as high as 6,800 yuan per package!
Why is it said that it can be ranked alongside Yin-grade tea? Because in the mid-to-late 1990s, Yin-grade tea dominated the entire Pu'er tea market. During this period, a number of high-quality Pu'er teas emerged, such as "99 Dadu Gang", "96 Zhenchunya", and "98 Shunshixing", sowing the seeds of a "star-studded" era for the mid-generation Pu'er tea.
"99 Dadu Gang" is one of them, also known as "99 Yuanbao Tea", marking an important turning point in the modern development history of Pu'er tea. In the autumn of 1996, enterprises from Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan Province, went to Hong Kong to attract investment. Senior tea merchants from the Hong Kong and Kowloon Tea Industry Chamber of Commerce introduced Mr. Deng Shihai's book "Pu'er Tea" to Mr. Li Zhengxing from the state-owned Dadu Gang Tea Factory, and suggested he try making Pu'er tea. After careful consideration and joint research with tea masters, the first batch of "99 Dadu Gang" Yuanbao Qizibing Pu'er tea was finally produced in 1999.
Soon after, the main technical backbone of the state-owned Daduogang tea factory left the factory and established Changtai Tea House, creating the renowned "99 Yichanghao". Therefore, the industry refers to "99 Daduogang" as the "predecessor" or "older brother" of "99 Yichanghao". Although "99 Daduogang" once became a "star" and was sought after, it has been quietly waiting for years, little known, and has become a "missed pearl" of the mid-generation Pu'er tea.
Nowadays, "99 Dadu Gang" has become one of the top ten benchmark teas of the 1990s. In the face of rare and expensive antique teas such as "Songpinhao", "Fuyuan Chang", and "Tongqinghao", "99 Dadu Gang" is not to be outdone, using time as a brush to continue writing the legend of the mid-generation Pu'er tea!