Lange Estate Winery produced its first vintage in 1987, one of the pioneers of Oregon winemaking.
Don and Wendy Lange got the wine bug while living and working in Santa Barbara, where Don pursued his career as a successful musician. Don is quite the renaissance man, graduating from the University of Iowa's Writer Workshop with a Master of Fine Arts degree and pursuing a career as a songwriter/recording artist. He won a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and recorded three albums before falling in love with winemaking.
Don and wife Wendy explored the entire west coast, looking for the right spot. In pursuing possible places, they first flew into Eugene, then drove south. "We got to know the state that way, but it didn't take us long to realize that Northern Oregon was Pinot Noir country," Wendy said. At last on the right track, they headed into the Dundee Hills, found 30 acres on its southeastern edge, and never looked back.
From the outset, Lange recognized the potential of Pinot Gris and the winery built a reputation early on for excellent examples of the varietal. Crafting small lots of Pinot Noir further enhanced that stature. In any given vintage they offer as many as 10 separate bottlings, both individual vineyard designates and selected blends.
The majority of grapes come from three sources--their own estate vineyards, Yamhill Vineyards in the adjacent Yamhill-Carlton AVA and Freedom Hill Vineyard near Dallas.
In recent years, Jesse Lange has joined his parents full time at the winery. They're all involved in day-to-day operations, with Don and Jesse sharing winemaking duties and Wendy and Jesse overseeing management responsibilities.
New-world pioneers in the production of Pinot Gris, Lange Estate was the first to release a barrel-fermented reserve--an effort Matt Kramer of the WINE SPECTATOR calls "a bench-mark bottling." Don Lange's work as a winemaker has been termed "brilliant" by Hugh Johnson, and THE WINE ENTHUSIAST proclaimed Lange Estate to be "one of the great Pinot Noir producers in the United States."
A deep shade of garnet black
previews the intensity of this silky , full -bodied wine. The nose displays hints of
red currant , crushed raspberry , black plum and sage while the palate is a masterful ...read more
We are WAY into the Lange wines! Supple red fruit, classic Oregon Pinot noir balance, flavors that expand on your palate, with just the right the right amount of structure for food or for putting a
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Rich, ripe cherry and red berry with undertones of sage and earth. This Pinot caresses your palate, with a plush texture that glides over well-integrated tannins. So much more than a flashy wine, th ...read more
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A light scent of fresh crisp apple is followed by refined flavors of apple, pear, a hint of white peach, and citrus. Crisp acidity and minerality in the finish call for food, and a long, long finish p ...read more
Sweet scent of apple, apple blossom, and citrus are followed by flavors of green apple, creamy white peach, and citrus. The finish is crisp and refreshing, with a hint of minerality. - jean ...read more
Notes of ripe pear, passionfruit, and apple. ...read more
This new release is the sophomore bottling of Freedom Hill Chardoonay sourced from a new Dijon Clone 76 Block. Lovely bright citrus and pear notes. ...read more
Ripe tropical fruits and bright acidity. ...read more
Dense in color and texture, the
2005 displays coffee, black plum, and nutmeg on the nose with a silky palate
of ripe boysenberry , dried fig , unsweetened chocolate, earth, and black pepper ...read more
