Producer Notes from Racine Wine Imports:

"Thierry Puzelat, along with his older brother Jean-Marie, are the vignerons of their family domain Clos du Tue-Boeuf, located in the tiny village of Les Montils in the Loire. Jean-Marie is now close to retirement. The history of vines and wines run deep in the village, dating back to the 1500's. After trying their friends' wines that they love drinking more than their own wines, Thierry and Jean-Marie converted their vineyards to organic farming in 1996 and removed all additives in the cellar. Clos du Tue-Boeuf is on a clay soil composed of flint Blois chalk on south and southeast hillsides overlooking the Beuvron. Clos du Tue-Boeuf farms 10 hectares in Cheverny and 4 hectares in Touraine. Clos du Tue-Boeuf vineyards are surrounds by forests, maintaining a balanced ecosystem."

About the cuvee:

"50% Pinot Noir/50% Gamay. Named Rouillon or "rusty" for the reddish tint of its clay-limestone soils, this 1.9-hectare estate vineyard is made up of two parcels, one of Pinot Noir planted in 1991 and one of Gamay planted in 1996."