Vintage Character Limited Addition White Crush 2024 from the Willamette Valley is a dry Oregon white blend built from Chenin Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay, and Muscat, a deliberately unconventional mix that reflects the region’s widening viticultural horizons beyond its Pinot-led reputation. In Oregon, 2024 is generally regarded as a promising vintage thanks to a long, even growing season that favored healthy fruit and bright natural acidity, giving wines like this both freshness and definition. The Willamette Valley’s cool climate, maritime influence, and patchwork of volcanic, marine sedimentary, and loess-derived soils help preserve aromatic lift and tension, making it an especially compelling home for vibrant, mineral, acid-driven white wines.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing The profile is energetic and layered, opening with green apple, Meyer lemon, white peach, jasmine, and elderflower, followed by a palate that feels brisk yet textural, with high acidity, a light-to-medium body, and subtle lees-derived breadth. Notes of wet stone, citrus zest, saline minerality, and a faint doughy nuance carry through to a clean, mouthwatering finish with a gentle floral echo. It is a versatile food wine: try it with oysters and mignonette, roast chicken with herbs, or Vietnamese rice-paper rolls with fresh herbs and prawns.
Winery Background Limited Addition is the collaborative project of Bree Stock MW, Oregon’s first Master of Wine, and Chad Stock, a leading voice in experimental Oregon wine through his Minimus work. Their philosophy centers on diversity, transparency, and site-sensitive farming, with an emphasis on regenerative viticulture, thoughtful sourcing, and low-intervention cellar work. Fruit is typically handled in small lots, with restrained élevage designed to preserve energy and site expression rather than impose heavy oak or extraction. What sets the estate apart is its clear commitment to broadening the conversation around Oregon wine by championing climate-resilient and historically significant varieties in finely tuned, small-batch releases.
Product details
Wine TypeWhite
WineryLimited Addition
Grape VarietiesChenin Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay, Muscat