The 2006 Chablis Vaillons (tank-raised, like most of their other most successful bottlings) displays a Sauvignon-like meld of melon, cress, and lime. Juicy and appealing, with a refreshing and subtly salt- and chalk-tinged finish, I would be inclined to enjoy this over the next two years. Louis-Fabrice Latour and oenologue Jean-Charles Thomas presented a 2006 collection that displayed the opulent richness that one would anticipate from such a ripe vintage, and from the Latour house style. Sometimes these wines want a bit for clarity, definition and distinctiveness – occasionally they are rather obviously marked by dairy flavors from their malolactic conversion – but the best of them have much to offer. Since I did not have opportunity to include in my issue 179 report notes on the Chablis bottlings of Simmonet-Febvre – a domaine Latour purchased in 2003 (and which also bottles some lovely sparkling wines) – I have made note of them here.Louis Latour has numerous importers throughout the U.S.