Last Listing description (December 2022)
EQUINE, TRUFFLES & WINE
Premiere rural estate. If only the best will do, this impressive property is for you. The pictures tell the story, the quality speaks for itself. Inspections are strictly by appointment only to pre-qualified buyers.
When you arrive at the front gate of this Estate you know it is something special. When the gates, which are based on a set from a historic French Castle, open and you drive through the commanding stone pillars your drive is down an avenue of Poplars and London plane trees, framed by the white post and rail stallion fences.
MAISON D'MAITRE RESIDENCE
An architecturally designed French Provincial theme adhering to incredible attention to detail whilst still maintaining the uniquely relaxed Australian country character. The home is entered through antique cast iron and oak filigree doors imported from France. Arriving in the entrance foyer, a double height ceiling and huge chandelier grace the entry. The house is constructed in two wings with a central kitchen, dining and living. The kitchen has Carrara marble bench tops, fitted with dual dishwashers, dual ovens, convection microwave wine fridges and butler pantry. The west wing features two bathrooms, formal lounge/office area leading into the master bedroom featuring a stunning French crystal chandelier with a walk-through dressing room/chiffonier joining to the ensuite. The sprawling ensuite in Carrara marble slabs, a free-standing bathtub underneath an antique Italian chandelier overlooks the pool, dual vanities, makeup dresser, toilet and shower. The east wing has two guest bedrooms, three-piece bathroom, laundry and loft. A double garage adjoins the home with access into the east wing, all protected by a security alarm system.
POOL HOUSE
The 25 meter solar heated pool and pool house with a fully equipped kitchen and indoor BBQ, dining area, shower and toilet. Natural travertine stone and Cararra marble tiles on the entire footprint of the Pool House a Mediterranean tiled heated spa sits between the pool house and pool. Top of the range BOSE sound system that is connected to six concert quality speakers to provide entertainment. A tennis court is adjacent to the western end of the residence and a large dam enhances the view from the home and pool house over the valley to the top end of the property.
STABLE COMPLEX
The airconditioned Stable Complex constructed with the grandeur of the grand stables of the Chateau de Chantilly from a combination of stone, recycled brick and antique timbers. The Complex is three levels. The ground floor has eight stables, a tack room, wash down stalls, vet room, office and a fully fitted kitchen. A luxurious 100 sqm boardroom dominates the north eastern end of the Complex, a large 3.5m table as well as a lounge area, warmed in winter by the large fireplace made from hand-cut stone from the property and recycled brick. Bespoke blackbutt flooring. Three toilet facilities (2 x disabled) in the ground floor of the Complex.
The second level is a beautifully fitted out functional two bedroom/one bathroom residence with kitchen living and dining area and expansive balcony overlooking the dressage/jumping arena at one end and the 8 indoor stables at the other.
Directly under the boardroom is a 108 sqm cellar with the capacity to hold many vintages from the 1,000 vine vineyard. Adjacent to the stable is a brick round yard, a post and rail free jump arena and a dressage/showjumping arena.
EQUINE PADDOCKS
Fenced into 17 paddocks with stallion, foaling and rest paddocks. Five paddocks fenced and designed to accommodation stallions, four having a large brick and iron stable in each paddock. Six paddocks have stylish timber paddock shelters. The remaining paddocks all have automatic troughs, post and rail fences with shelter and shade trees.
THE TRUFFLERY
Planted in two main areas are 900 English and French Oak trees and a selection of willows and 100 Poplar trees all have been inoculated with the Black Prigord truffle and the prized Istrian white truffle all watered a fully automated reticulation system coupled with an electric bore.
SHEDS, WORKSHOP & GARAGES
Consists of 10 garages, five fully enclosed, a large hay shed/horse truck garage, a large workshop shed with mezzanine level and a fully self-contained one bedroom apartment inclusive of toilet and shower. The sheds are crowned with 20 kilowatts of solar panels feeding into a Sunny Boy German technology inverter and distribution powering the entire farm the main residence and stables. A second hay/feed shed that can be converted to a foaling barn or two large stables constructed of recycled brick with farrier/vet area and crush between the shed compound and main house.
WATER
There are five bores, three equipped with solar and two equipped with electric. Water is distributed around the property by four pumps. The house and accommodation are all serviced by rain water. Two spring fed dams, a winter c...