Latour's 92 Corton-Charlemagne now is light yellow. It has an intense
bouquet for a white Burgundy, but it is a bit more fruity and less
mineral in character than I find in the best examples of this wine from
Latour. It has now smoothed, and has a medium finish. The main problem
is that it is a bit heavy and not as refined in style as are the best
examples. I think it should be drunk fairly soon. It is above average,
but not up to Latour's best. For example, I still have some of Latour's
1976. It is a considerably better wine in nearly every way, is better
balanced, and has a complex mineral character as well as good fruit and
acidity. The 1976 evolved slower than the 1992, and probably will be in
a better shape in a few years than the 1992. When everything is right,
Corton-Charlemagne can be a very long lived white Burgundy and sometimes
can last longer than some good examples of red Burgundy.

Dear All

The 1976 vintage was an exceptional vintage with a long hot summer producing
high alcohol strong concentrated wine that was only balanced out by
the wine makers adding acidity. This is why it ages so well. I have drunk
some Chablis Premier Cru Montée de Tonnerre 1976 which is superb. Your
comment at the end about White Burgundy wine ageing better then red is
something I hear a lot and from what I have tasted I would agree.

Marc

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> Latour's 92 Corton-Charlemagne now is light yellow. It has an intense
> bouquet for a white Burgundy, but it is a bit more fruity and less
> mineral in character than I find in the best examples of this wine from
> Latour. It has now smoothed, and has a medium finish. The main problem
> is that it is a bit heavy and not as refined in style as are the best
> examples. I think it should be drunk fairly soon. It is above average,
> but not up to Latour's best. For example, I still have some of Latour's
> 1976. It is a considerably better wine in nearly every way, is better
> balanced, and has a complex mineral character as well as good fruit and
> acidity. The 1976 evolved slower than the 1992, and probably will be in
> a better shape in a few years than the 1992. When everything is right,
> Corton-Charlemagne can be a very long lived white Burgundy and sometimes
> can last longer than some good examples of red Burgundy.
>