I've tapered off a few times and followed with periods of sobriety.
But it won't stick if you don't follow up with a strong recovery plan.
I still experienced withdrawal symptoms, anxiety and the shakes. But those have stuck even through prolonged sobriety and I managed them with counseling and dr prescribed medication.
I have also quit cold turkey from very heavy drinking and it was not fun, and a dangerous thing to do.
Yes tapering is not easy, but I do think that if you do it now, stop now because if you are down to a low enough amount that you should just stop and follow it up with a visit to your GP. (In retrospect I agree with Scott, a visit beforehand would be a very good idea.)
There is no guarantee that you won't experience severe symptoms like seizures so you should always err on the side of caution by following up with the doctor and not doing it alone with nobody knowing what's going on.
Also, my personal experience was that, tapering and not having a solid plan and support in place, I'd boomerang back to the bottle and I'd drink even worse almost every time. And then tapering after that just gets harder.
This is only my experience and it will be different for everyone.
Tapering is a crap shoot at best. Ultimately it's your decision though.
I wish you the best! And welcome back
