The 2006 Pinot Noir Lange Estate Vineyard offers more spice and darker fruits. Plummy, blueberry and blackberry aromas and flavors lead to a smooth-textured, layered wine with good balance and length. It can be enjoyed over the next eight years.
Lange Estate Winery and Vineyards began in 1987. It owns 60 acres in Dundee Hills, 35 currently in production. It also purchases fruit and makes about 14,000 cases per year. The winery makes excellent white wines but Pinot Noir is the principal focus.
Tel. (503) 538-6476; www.langewinery.com