<h3 class="p1"><strong>The Vineyard</strong></h3>
<p class="p2">The Domaine de H&eacute;r&egrave;s vineyard is located on the delimited area of the AOP Buzet.</p>
<p class="p2">The vineyard&rsquo;s surface is of about 8 ha and the vines are planted on outcrops of chalky-clayey soil. On the molasses hillsides, there is a large amount of sandstone.</p>
<p class="p1">There are only 3 grape varieties in this estate: Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.<br />The average age of the vines is about 28 years old.</p>
<p class="p2">The yields reach 55 hl/ha at the maximum. Nevertheless, in difficult years like 2003, yields are much lower: around 45 hl/ha.<br />Vines are planted at a density of about 4.000 vines per hectare.<br />Thanks to steady monitoring of the vine ensured in this estate, the use of weed-killer is reasonble. Except in exceptional circumstances (very bad weather), but doses are much lower than the ones imposed by AOP Buzet specifications.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="p2"><em>On half of the vineyard,&nbsp;<br /></em><em>the grapes are hand-picked&nbsp;<br /></em><em>and harvested by machine on the other half.&nbsp;</em></p>