I'm sniffing around on TaoBao and came across a 2000 Menghai ripe
grade-a tuocha which was blue! So do they oxygen deprive the beasties
to make the color? I've run across over descriptions where Ripe is
described as Blue but never without the wrapper. Waaah I want some.
The most expensive item auction yet is 70000 Yuan for the only 84
gourds from Menghai factory in 1995.

Jim