By Lange Estate Winery
2022 Pinot Noir Reserve

The Vineyard
Our Reserve series wines have a higher percentage of fruit from our "Grand Cru" vineyards, and in the case of the Pinot Noir, more time in oak barrels. These selections were carefully chosen over time and include fruit from Freedom Hill, Mistletoe, Durant, Yamill, Hirschy, Madrona Hill, and our Lange Estate vineyards. By blending barrels from multiple vineyards, the father-and-son winemaking duo, Don and Jesse Lange, have translated the vintage into a single cuvee while showcasing all the versatility and range Pinot Noir is capable of expressing. A hallmark of this series is the smoothly honed tannins, which lend shape to a wine with fantastic richness, power, and nuance.

The Vintage
With above-average winter precipitation, April came on with great promise, but a mid-month cold spell and unprecedented freeze impacted some primary buds. Spring and early summer remained quite cool into early June. The summer season came on strong, hot and dry, with temperatures running almost 6 degrees above normal from August through October. Here, the benefit of winter rains prevailed, allowing the canopy to stay green well into the fall. Warm, dry conditions in October gave us latitude to ripen all the fruit that had a late start. Yields across all vineyards, initially projected to be 30% below normal, ended in the normal range. Early indications point to lovely, classic Pinot Noirs that show high-toned aromatics and rich, concentrated flavors - Executive Winemaker, Don Lange

Wine Details
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: A blend of traditional and Dijon clones
Appellation: Willamette Valley
Alcohol: 13.50%
Fermentation and Aging: New and neutral French oak barrels
Retail: $45

Tasting Notes
Aromas: Fresh strawberry, black pepper, cooked raspberries, candied rose
Flavors: Huckleberries, vanilla, summer blackberries, plum, subtle dusty earth, and cherries
Body: Fresh and bright with fine sueded tannins
Finish: Mineral undertones with elegant tannins
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Wine: LANGE Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley ‘Reserve’ 2022
Score/Rating: 94
Suggested Drinking Window: 2024 - 2034
Reviewed By: J. Young
Tasting Notes: The stunning 2022 Reserve Pinot Noir by winemaker Jesse Lange excites me about what to expect for the vintage. A neon ruby core with a bluish rim in the glass, it pops with crushed boysenberry, black cherry, Earl Gray tea, fresh lavender flowers, and cedary herbs that spill from the glass. Tannins are smooth on the medium-bodied palate while delivering a finish that goes on for minutes. [...].

Wine: Lange, Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA 2022
Score/Rating: 93
Suggested Drinking Window: 2024 - 2039
Review Date: 01/05/2024
Reviewed By: Clive Pursehouse
Tasting Notes: A barrel selection from several top sites the Langes work with, Freedom Hill, Mistletoe, Durant, Yamhill, Hirschy, Madrona Hill, and the Lange Estate vineyard. This is a wine built to endure, only revealing itself slightly now. Dusty mint aromatics speak first, followed quickly by blue fruit accents of wild mountain berries. The palate shows a rich concentration of blue and black fruits, tangy blackberries and huckleberries with mint. Turned earth, pine bough and a persistent note of wintergreen throughout. Black tea leaves and a lifted spice character take you to a very persistent finish.

Wine: Lange Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Reserve 2022
Score/Rating: 92
Suggested Drinking Window: Drink now through 2032
Review Date: 06/30/2024
Reviewed By: Tim Fish
Tasting Notes: Generous and polished, showing multilayered raspberry and cherry flavors laced with notes of savory cinnamon and orange-tinged tea. Finishes with refined tannins. Drink now through 2032.

Wine: Lange 2022 Reserve Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
Score/Rating: 92 - Editors’ Choice
Review Date: 04/01/2024
Reviewed By: Michael Alberty
Tasting Notes: A rich blackberry aroma forms a blissful union with a meaty note similar to a seared steak rubbed with paprika. The wine's dark raspberry and dark chocolate flavors are pierced by a burst of blood orange juice and searing acidity. The texture of the wine is as silky as its tannins.

Wine: Lange Estate Winery 2022 Pinot Noir Reserve
Score/Rating: 92
Suggested Drinking Window: 2024 - 2030
Review Date: 01/2024
Reviewed By: Eric Guido
Tasting Notes: The 2022 Pinot Noir Reserve blossoms with a bouquet of wild berries and florals. This is lifted in feel with silky textures and polished red and blue fruits underscored by tactile mineral tones. Suggestions of lavender candies and violet inner florals linger long as the 2022 leaves subtly grippy tannins and slowly fading hints of sour citrus.

Wine: 2022 Lange Estate Pinot Noir Reserve
Score/Rating: 92
Suggested Drinking Window: 2023 - 2033
Review Date: 09/17/2023
Reviewed By: Audrey Frick
Tasting Notes: Spicy and lifted, the 2022 Pinot Noir Reserve pours a jeweled ruby hue and is forward with aromas of medicinal herbs, black cherry preserve, and blood orange. Full-bodied and plush on the palate, it offers a velvety texture, with its characteristic floral perfume shining all the way through the palate, and has wonderful purity of its fruit on a long finish, with sweet tannins. It’s another super-charming wine now but will have a large drinking window as it shed its baby fat and reveals its more savory and umami tones. Drink 2023-2033.