Wine Enthusiast – October 2019

(Barry) #1

CONNECTING YOU


TO THE LAND


LANGETWINS


SINGLE VINEYARD WINES


Feeling part of nature is difw cult amid
21st-century trends toward urbanization
and technology, but the LangeTwins
family is fortunate. By continuing a
family-farming tradition dating back to
the 1870s in Lodi, California, they stay
linked to the land each day as they walk
through their vineyards.

To share this connection with the land
with you, the family just introduced es-
tate-grown Single Vineyard wines. Every
bottle highlights how each grape variety
interacts with soil and weather to create
a one-of-a-kind wine.

In 1973 fourth-generation farmers and
identical-twin brothers, Randall and Brad
Lange, returned home and began culti-
vating wine grapes. Their passion for the
land and its ecosystem intensiw ed. “We
quickly realized that we weren’t going to
be farming the same ground our family
did in the 1900s without doing things
differently,” says Brad Lange. “By practic-
ing socially and environmentally respon-
sible farming, improving our techniques
and embracing innovation, we grew the
family farm.”

Today LangeTwins Family Winery and
Vineyards grows wine grapes in the
Jahant, Clements Hills, Mokelumne and
Clarksburg Appellations. Each area has
distinct terroir that guides their path to
farming. “By walking the rows and ‘listen-
ing’ to what the land and grapes convey,
we make sure our Single Vineyard wines
are the exact expression of each block,”
says Brad.

This devotion to the land continues in the
winery. They gently guide wine grapes
through fermentation, allowing natural
winemaking to reveal the distinctiveness
of the vineyard. These 100% varietal
wines are then aged in neutral French
and American oak, slowly imbuing a
warm character and mellow spice notes.
The winemaking brings out the unique-
ness of each variety. And each vineyard.

“Our Single Vineyard wines—Prince
Chenin Blanc, Miller Cabernet Franc
and One Hundred Petite Sirah—take our
family closer to our roots,” says Randall
Lange. “We are proud to share this con-
We honor the land where nection to the land with you.”

we leave their footsteps—so


much that each vineyard’s


soil is digitized and featured


on the front labels.



  • Randall Lange




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