<h3 class="p1"><strong>The Vineyard</strong></h3>
<p class="p2">The Domaine Lescure&rsquo;s vineyard is located on the delimited area of the AOP Fronton.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="p2">The Domaine Lescure covers about 35 ha, vineyard and other crops taken into account. The vineyard&rsquo;s surface is close to 20 ha. Here the vines are planted on a soil mainly composed by boulb&egrave;ne. The boulb&egrave;ne is a sort of siliceous and sandy-clay soil, typical of the AOP. Fronton and, in a larger part of Southwestern France. However, some parcels also have sandy-silty soils and gravelly soils.</p>
<p class="p2">Several grape varieties are cultivated in the Domaine Lescure: the N&eacute;grette (typical of the AOC Fronton), the Cabernet Sauvignon, the Cabernet Franc, the Gamay, the Syrah and the C&ocirc;t, for those which are included in the AOP Fronton, and the Juran&ccedil;on (grape) that is not accepted by the AOP Fronton.</p>
<p class="p2">Each year, Jean-Marie Cardetti replants between half an hectare and one hectare of vines. The vines are 17 years old on average and the oldest ones are more than 35.</p>
<p class="p1">The yields vary each year but are usually 55 hl/ha, which is the limit imposed by the AOP Fronton.</p>
<p class="p2">The vine is planted with a density of 4.400 vines to the hectare. On this estate, grass cover crop is done on a part of the vineyard. Depending on the parcel, it can be a sown crop or a natural one. Jean-Marie Cardetti considers practicing grass cover crop on the rest of the vineyard, for practical reasons like the control of the self-propagating weed and for an aesthetic matter.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="p2"><em>At the Domaine Lescure&rsquo;s</em><br /><em>vineyard, the harvests </em><br /><em>are machine made..</em></p>