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What to Buy
’08 Reserve Estate Pinot Gris Ripe melon, mandarin, jasmine blossom, grapefruit, lychee, white peach, fennel $22
’08 Estate Chardonnay, Freedom Hill Lemon custard, apple, fresh passion fruit, crisp Fuji apple, hint of anise $16
’07 Estate Pinot Noir, Three Hills Cuvée Black raspberry, pomegranate, sage, black cherry compote, clove, cinnamon $40
’06 Estate Pinot Noir, Lange Estate Hints of sun-ripened strawberry, cardamom, clove, wild cherry, candied raspberry, slate $60
Getting There
Directions can be found on the website or by calling the winery.
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Ever since Lange Estate Winery and Vineyards was established in 1987, the even hand of Winemaker Don Lange has been praised far and wide. His son Jesse joined him upon completion of his studies at Lincoln University in New Zealand and Oregon State and now shares the winemaking duties. The winery is credited with being the first to release a neutral-barrel French oak–fermented Reserve Pinot Gris, an effort deemed “a benchmark bottling” by Matt Kramer of Wine Spectator.
The most recent release, the 2008 Reserve Estate Pinot Gris, just received 90 points from wine critic Robert Parker Jr., who notes “aromas of baking spices, tangerine, and peach [that] lead to a crisp, refreshing, just-off dry wine balanced by natural acidity.” British wine author Hugh Johnson has called Lange Estate’s work “brilliant” and Wine Enthusiast has proclaimed it to be “one of the great Pinot Noir producers in the United States.”
Located in the Willamette Valley’s Dundee Hills appellation, often synonymous with Pinot Noir, Lange Estate Winery and Vineyards has always focused on the production of three varietals: Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Noir. Besides the previously mentioned estate Pinot Noir, Don and Jesse currently bottle six Pinot Noirs, two Chardonnays, and a Pinot Blanc made from grapes sourced from a nearby vineyard. They also make a white table wine (primarily Gewürztraminer) with the playful name of Kissyfish. |
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