An absolutely delightful property offering positive diversity with the many facets of the lifestyle people are seeking. The creative landscaping, planning and the extensive garden beds, trees and vines are a testament to the hard work, applied with artistic verve.

The original rabbit trappers stone cottage Circa 1840 immediately identifies with early South Australian settlement comprising essentially four main rooms.

There are three rain water tanks next to the cottage and extensive stone walling in the front grounds, complete with English trees, roses, standard roses, shrubs, hedging and stone lined garden beds. The original well for the cottage now has “extensive back up” with a large lake and a new bore with a significant water supply.

Shedding is extensive with an older 7 metre x 5.5 metre shed and carport near cottage, offering light and power plus shelving and a Bosch 17E instant gas heater (water connected to the bathroom inside the cottage). Next to this shed is the fowl run with full protection from the friendly foxes. Modern shedding includes a colour bond 12 metre x 9 metre shed with two sliding doors, light and power plus 3 phase power, cement flooring and sizalation in the roof. There is also another 9 metre x 6 metre x 3.6 metre high walled colour bond shed with cement floor nearby and evidence of commencement for stone walling and paving for a part underground cellar.

The 6 metre x 6 metre Artists Studio with verandah, high walls and vaulted roof astutely blends old world charm, and the modern design.

The 12 metre diameter gazebo “sits on top” of the 10,000 gallon underground cement tank, which has an inbuilt pump to shift water to the 30,000 gallon cement tank – as a consequence; approximately 130 roses along the front garden are watered with rain water. Finally there are 3 PVC inter-connected farm header tanks; 2 x 6,500 gallons and 1 x 6,000 gallons, which are topped up from the bore for garden use.

The home grounds offer all around outside paving, together with extensive stone walling, garden beds and an interesting heavy single stone bridge across the stone lined storm water channel, which leads to the front door from the circular driveway. The entire grounds are on dripper feed and the envirocycle also feeds a section of the garden.

The home is really quite special, built with Rossdale Homes, Federation style. All doors are recycled colonial style with four panels, recycled handcrafted timber bathroom vanity cupboards, hand painted blue wren in the lead light glass on the side panel of the front door, recycled Jarrah on kitchen and sideboard bench tops and the very special handcrafted tiles with copies of original post cards, together with the history of the property (i.e. Cottage Circa 1840 Vines Circa 2005) carefully yet proudly displayed within the featured kitchen fire place cooking area.

The front door opens up into the ornate arched hallway. There are two bedrooms at this end of the home, one with three door floor to ceiling robes (central door with mirror) and the other bedroom with two door floor to ceiling robes. The main bathroom offers vanity, spa bath and shower and the toilet is separate.

The kitchen/family area is huge with a wonderful outlook and also links to the outdoor undercover entertainment area (plus return verandah), measuring 5.5 metres x 4 metres. (The solarguard roof offers a hip roof gable linked to the house roof gabling.) Well appointed throughout with plenty of cupboard area, huge central bench, double sink, Kleenmaid dishwasher, Chef size Rangemaster Falcon oven and cook top – GE stainless steel profile, book shelving, pantry cupboard, glass fronted display cupboards, Kleenmaid in built coffee maker (the Kleenmaid refrigerator is plumbed and will remain with the property), and a Kenlan slow combustion log fire. All timber flooring is 12 millimetres thick Cyprus Pine.

The laundry is also linked to the large store room with inbuilt cupboards and bench space. The master bedroom offers walk through robe to the ensuite with large shower alcove, hand built vanity and toilet. A gas bayonet is provided in the lounge and also in the outside undercover front entertainment area for the barbecue. Once again the outlook is superb.

The vineyard covers one acre and the vines are planted further apart to enhance sunlight into the vine canopy. The vineyard is harvested in such a way as to only take two tonnes, which enhances quality (normally 4 tonnes to the acre). The vines are 50% Pinot Gris and 50% Shiraz. Fruit trees include Figs, Walnut, Almond and Quince. There are also 90 olive trees – 50 of which are in full olive oil production.

All in all, an intelligently planned well developed property. A real lifestyle treat and investment.

FOR SALE $1,265,000

Further details: CHRIS WESTON 8388 4002 RLA173455