Viña Cobos El Felino Mendoza 2006 $17 ** 1/2 Balanced, lingering flavors of plums, licorice and oak with an earthy edge.
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Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino 2004 $48 ★★ (Two Stars) Firm yet balanced with lingering flavors of bitter cherry.
BEST VALUE Januik Columbia Valley 2003 $27 *** Rich aromas of ripe fruit; well balanced, with lingering cherry, spice and mineral flavors.
Tasting Report La Favorite Martinique Rhum, $38, **** Agricole Ambré, 50%, 1 liter Complex, dry, pure and beautifully balanced with lingering flavors of fruit, butter, sugar cane, spices and minerals.
Tasting Report: A Hint of Orchard, a Bit of Berry Patch W. H. Smith Piedra Hill Vineyard Howell Mountain Purple Label $44 *** Full-bodied and rich yet balanced; attractive, lingering aromas and flavors of cranberry, mint and eucalyptus.
Her slip near the finish, which she admitted was caused by lingering balance issues, could have resulted in a far more serious head injury — but it did not.
Concerns over the balance sheet and lingering low prices prompted ratings agency Moody's to cut its debt to junk status overnight.
And the egg at the centre was not hard-boiled but pickled – creating a long, lingering balance between the tastes of warm, oozing meat juices, creamy yolk and the tartness of a mild vinegar.
"Much will depend on the consumer, and we feel that the headwinds for consumer spending (the foremost of which are over-leveraged balance sheets and lingering labor market weakness) remain too brisk to expect substantial help on this front as the year progresses," Joshua Shapiro, chief United States economist for MFR Inc., wrote in a research note.
