A wonderful highly productive location and aptly named by the German settlers as “Schoenthal” meaning “Pretty Valley”. An excellent parcel of land, well-drained and highly productive country in a good safe rainfall area.

VINES:
28.8 acres of vineyard surveyed as a 2.5 metre row equivalent.
10 acres of Chardonnay grafted onto 5 acres of Pinot Noir and 5 acres of Sauvignon.
10 acres approximately of Chardonnay.
8.8 acres approximately of Sauvignon Blanc planted 2005.
Whole of property set up for machine harvesting rows 2.5 metres and the vines planted 1.5 metres apart.
30,000 vines in total (some older vines planted a 2.7 metre row width). Please note the “bottom” two thirds of the vineyard now has a frost protection system installed and there is new irrigation for approximately one third of the vineyard. Furthermore, Water Allocation Authorisation number 123863 – 11.3ha vines plus 2.5ha pasture and frost protection 7.6ha for the grapes and vines.

IMPROVEMENTS:
3 bedroom spacious fibro transportable home with shedding, garden and grounds, 5,000-gallon tank and great outlook.
Huge lockable shed comlex 80′x40′x12′ with loading bay.
Modern studio with all amenities and aerobic septic tank.
2 x 6,000 gallon PVC rainwater tanks.
40′x 20′ hay shed.
Circa 1850 German stone barn with heavy timber beams and wattle and daub internal walls, raised timber flooring and timber roof shingles, over all area of 40′x30′.
40′x20′ 3-sided shed with stabling.
Besser brick building, new roof plus 5,000 gallon tank.

BORE AND IRRIGATION:
Bore capacity quoted at 8,000gph.
Total salt content quoted at 550ppm.
Bore pumps into 3 mgllitre dam then from dam to vineyard.
Modern NETAFIM fully automatic integrated/vertigation/filtration pumping system.
Irrigation is to all paddocks via new PVC piping – further vineyard expansion (subject to all necessary Government consents).

All in all, a great position, good land with valuable improvements including the wonderful historic stone barn. All the hard work has been done today a sound package.

CHRIS WESTON 8388 4002 – RLA173455