Well-balanced
Wines whose components - acid, alcohol, tannin and residual sugar - relate in a balanced way, so none overwhelm the others.
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Well-balanced Harmonious blend of fruit, acid, tannin, alcohol.
Wood Distinct and desirable smell of oak barrels.
Woody An undesirable taste imparted by wine kept too long in the barrel.
WELL-BALANCED
Contains all of the essential elements - (ie: alcohol, flavors, acid or astringency etc) - in good proportions.
Very well-balanced, good quality reds from Chianti and Montepulciano
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A well-balanced wine is a wine with various components that exist in complete harmony. In these wines, no quality has been over pronounced or deficient in the aroma, flavour or aftertaste. But a well balanced wine is not necessarily a great wine.
Balance
A well-balanced wine is a primary goal of the wine maker. Such a wine blends all of its components gracefully: the fruit, tannin, acid, and sugar. A wine's balance may only be realized after some aging.
Delicate
A well-balanced light wine, with a pleasant but unassertive smell and taste. Complex, with many flavors working together, but not overbearing. The term is also used to describe the fragile quality of a good wine on the verge of decline.
WHEN TO DRINK: This well-balanced, quality Cabernet is good now, although its perceptible tannins call for either red meat or breathing time. It should cellar well, though, for five years on the wine rack and 10 or more in a quality cellar.
When no one component stands out against the rest, the wine is said to be well-balanced, an indication of quality. balthazarThe common name for a 12 litre wine bottle.
A well-balanced light wine, with a pleasant but unassertive smell and taste. The term is also used to describe the fragile quality of a good wine on the verge of decline.
Developed. The state of a wine expressed in terms of its maturity.
A well-balanced wine has the various elements in proper proportion.
Big - Powerful in aroma and flavour; full-bodied.
Bitter - Usually considered a fault in but characteristic of such wines as Amarone and certain other Italian reds.
Round: Describes a well-balanced wine in fruit, tannins and body.
Seductive: A wine that is appealing.
Short: Describes a wine that does not remain on the palate after swallowing. Common in inexpensive wines, but not necessarily a fault.
At its best, the grape is capable of a well-balanced fragrant wine, but in doing so requires a location that would have produced a superior Riesling wine.
Crisp, refreshing character, a well-balanced blend of acidity and residual sugar, along with the ability to pair with an almost limitless assortment of food options, make Riesling one of the most versatile wines on the planet.
Light, notable, and well-balanced.
ERBALUCE
A minor white-wine grape grown in the Piedmont region of Italy. Used to make a sweet, full-bodied white from the dried grapes, called Passito, and also a dry white in the conventional manner.
An extra day of hang-time on the vine can make a huge difference between a well-balanced wine and an over-ripe wine.it really is that delicate of a balance.
Supple:
Describes a wine with well-balanced tannins
and fruit characteristics.
Tannin:
Adds dryness and astringency.
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what astringency means.
Balance
Harmony among the wine's components -- fruit, acidity, tannins, alcohol; a well-balanced wine possesses the various elements in proper proportion to one another.
Big
Powerful in aroma and flavor; full-bodied.
Balance : Indicates the proportion between these four components : alcohol, acidity, sugar and dry extract. A wine is well-balanced when none of those characteristics dominates; the balance is harmonious.
are in the right proportion. A wine is well-balanced when none of those characteristics dominates. The general balance of a wine corresponds to the proportion between its smooth and its harsh nature.
Savor: Think about what you're tasting. Is it seamless, angular, full, light, crisp, buttery, well-balanced, overly acidic? Does it have a long finish or an abrupt end? Do you like it or hate it?
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Balance: The relationship among alcohol, sweetness. fruitness. acidity, and tannin food in a wine. Well-balanced wines have a pleasant proportion of all these elements. A wine's balance may only be realized after some aging.
It has that 'dirty' earth character yet is well-made, well-balanced, and the fruit comes through cleanly. The finish is more old world, mostly earth, black pepper, and some black fruit.
Structure. How a wine's structural components are perceived. Ideally structure should be well-balanced, without any one component dominant.
Style. Characteristics that form the personality of the wine.
When there are a number of different flavors in foods, a good wine to buy is one that is well-balanced and not too extreme in taste, such as too sweet or too dry.
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At a restaurant two weeks ago, we had a 1991 Gewürztraminer from Alsace (Domaine Zind Humbrecht "Clos Windsbuhl" Hunawihr) that was so effortlessly rich, well-balanced and satisfying that at one point we called it "the essence of wine.
Balance: The way in which a wine's key components, including fruitiness, sweetness, acidity, tannin, and alcoholic strength, co-exist??. A well-balanced wine displays a harmony of components, with no single element dominating.
Another rather broad term, usually complimentary, indicating that the wine is full of fruit, approachable and well-balanced.
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Balance
The relationship between a wine's acids, sugars, tannins and alcohol. When all are in harmony, a wine is well-balanced. See Tannic ...
Luscious: Another rather broad term, usually complimentary, indicating that the wine is full of fruit, approachable and well-balanced.
Depth: Describes the complexity and concentration of flavors in a wine.
Round: Describes a well-balanced wine in fruit, tannins and body.
Short: Describes a wine that does not remain on the palate after swallowing.
TOURBAT: Variety of disputed origin currently mainly grown in Sardinia where it has the alias name Torbato. Also known elsewhere as Caninu. Regarded as capable of producing a fragrant, crisp, well-balanced white varietal wine.
 See also: Balanced, Balance, Fruit, Region, Wine
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