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Wine of the Day, No. 388

Wine of the Day, No. 388

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Fredric Koeppel
May 14, 2018
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We drank the FEL Wines Pinot Gris 2017, Anderson Valley, with a stir-fry of tofu, asparagus and red bell pepper, and

lo, it was good. The wine aged a brief five months in French oak, 35 percent in neutral barriques, 65 percent in a 900- gallon oval. The color is pale straw-gold; tantalizing aromas of baked pear and lemon, jasmine and honeysuckle, open to…

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