Balanced Wine Reviews
I drank these 3 wines and tasted balanced, red fruit, smooth tannin, sweet, white fruit. The wines are biodynamic, food friendly, small production and came from Vinesse Chardonnay Club, The Decanter Magazine Wine Club by Wine Access, Vinesse Sparkling Wine Club.
Wine reviews by: Jessyca Frederick |
2020 Long Street Winery Chardonnay, Sonoma County
A nice, solid Chardonnay. Well-balanced, structured but not oaky, round but not buttery, not too much alcohol, not too much acid.
Tasting notes: balanced, white fruit
2021 Finca Sophenia Sophenia Altosur Malbec
It is really rare I find a red wine under $15 I like. This Malbec — not cloying, flabby, or oaky — proves you can make great red wine at this price.
Tasting notes: smooth tannin, balanced
NV Laetitia Winery Sweet Sparkling Rosé
This was fruity and balanced and seemed more Demi-Sec than straight up sweet as the label suggests, but that could be because the wine had enough acid.
Tasting notes: balanced, red fruit, sweet
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