A ‘balanced’ wine is used to describe a wine with good harmony between the acidity, fruitiness and level of tannins. Tannins are molecules present in many fruits, vegetables and leaves, and are a component which bring color and astringency. In wines, they are contained in the skin of the grapes, and are extracted during the maceration & fermentation .
As white grapes spend no or very little time in contact with the skin, red wines have more tannins, especially depending on the varietals (Shiraz contains more than Pinot Noir).
In terms of acidity, white wines tend to have higher levels of acidity compared to red wines.
Wines with a dominance of either acidity, fruitiness and tannins can be called as slightly un-balanced.
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