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.