
Oregon wine: 2017 Native Flora Jaguar Reserve Pinot noir
Dundee Hills
Willamette Valley
Oregon
13.7% alcohol
Empty bottle weight:
16.4 ounces // 467 grams
Cork closure
154 cases produced
Linear and focused, owner/winemaker Scott Flora describes his wine as “a velvety, dark kitty with a lustrous sheen.” As someone who cared for a velvety-soft black cat for 18 years, I’m an expert in this area. He’s right, this Pinot noir offered a certain plushness wrapped around a muscular structure.
After aging his estate-grown fruit in 16% new oak for 22 months, Scott bottled up his barrel selection for you to enjoy. He cellared the wine for years and it’s now closing in on an optimal drinking window, estimated between 2023-2035. Here kitty, kitty! Visit the Native Flora website, linked below, to order your bottle.
BOUQUET
AND PALATE

red cherry

sandalwood

raspberry

strawberry

red plum

cherry pie
FOOD PAIRING
SUGGESTIONS
chicken breasts with creamy mushroom sauce
roasted eggplant pasta
grilled salmon BLT