Quarts de Chaume, producing botrytized Chenin Blanc, should be one of the glories of the Loire. This example from Chateau Belle Rive, is only half there. Its rich, almost toffee character is certainly super-sweet, but it misses on the acidity, which is an essential part of the character. Too velvet for its own good.——R.V.(9/1/2009)—— 86