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The first glass drinks well whilst you're cooking the topside of beef of a Sunday, the second glass is even better to accompany it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrapes are grown in clay\/loam topsoil on the plateau of Neac and a clay\/ gravelly mound on the plateau of Pomerol. The twentyf ive-hectare property has a high proportion of Merlot within its vineyard and an increasing amount of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon to better reflect the unique terroir and for finesse and elegance. 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The wine jumps out of the glass with aromas of berries and chocolate. The palate is powerful and indulgent with lovely soft tannins and lots of fruit character lingering on the long, seductive finish. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA perfect match for red meat, perhaps this could even be \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003ele goût anglais \u003c\/em\u003ein style, and best served with your Sunday beef.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau La Picherie is positioned on a great terroir on the argilo calcaire plateau of Montagne just a few minutes drive north of Saint-Emilion. Being on the plateau, the vines are protected from frost, which has been a huge advantage in recent years. 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Sure, there is plenty of scope for it to evolve in the cellar, but this wine is beautifully balanced and ready for drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter making wine around the world and honing his craft in the Cape, Bruwer Raats established Raats Family Wines in 2000, based on a policy of ‘excellence through specialisation’, focusing on two unfashionable grapes varieties at the time, Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurchasing the only land he could afford, some relatively cheap and ‘undesirable’ plots in the Polkadraai Hills, it soon became apparent that the unique granite-based terroir was producing some incredible wines, and is now recognised as one of the finest wards in Stellenbosch. 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