This incredible property on two titles totaling 86.44 hectares (213.5 acres) in the heart of Eden Valley represents in every sense an opportunity of a lifetime, for both family life & to fulfill your own viticulture dreams. This glorious big gum setting is home to the township’s first & founding pioneer cottage, an award winning family owned & operated boutique winery licensed to crush 50 tonnes, extensive premium vineyard, historic cellar door & superbly built modern country homestead. Having never left the ranks of the current family line since first settlement, new ownership of this land will be a history making event.

The first of the two titles ‘Fernfield’ is 59.14 hectares in area, primarily a vineyard property with 25.11 hectares of vineyard including Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot, Traminer, Riesling & Pinot Noir offering the prized refined fruit characters of a cool climate vineyard, planted from 1981 to 2001 with drip irrigation. In this region averaging 550mm per annum rainfall, the site offers a quality bore, three dams & valuable 50 meg water licence. The land is gently undulating with soil varying from grey sandy loam to brown loam over clay. With mains water & power to the site already, the block offers great potential as a site for another homestead.

The second title of 27.3 hectares is ‘Rushlea’, here the cellar door operates out of the painstakingly restored stone pioneer cottage built originally by William Lilliecrapp in 1856. With a rustic charm that befits its glorious outlook onto undulating grazing land, ancient gums & an experimental organic vineyard, the cellar door is a charming & authentic experience sought by tourists & fine wine enthusiasts. The cottage contains a kitchenette, bathroom, bedroom & lounge with exposed stone walls, slate floors & enormous open fire place.

‘Fernfield Wines’ are made entirely by hand on site, hand picked from the estate, hand plunged & basket pressed. Of colour bond construction, the winery measures 12m x 6m with an attached 6m x 4.2m undercover machinery & barrel storage area, an office with wet area, 20,000 litre rainwater tank, refrigerated container & 6m x 3m laboratory. Towards the homestead, a fully enclosed machinery & insulated wine storage shed measures 6m x 12m with 60,000 litres of rainwater catchment. All buildings on the land are equipped with three phase power.

Surveying the scene below, the circa 2006 sandstone coloured brick homestead sits nicely into the landscape. Stone retaining walls frame the setting accompanied by a classic rose garden. Light & airy, the home features high ceilings, natural tones of solid Jarrah flooring, cream tiling, ducted reverse cycle air conditioning plus plenty of glass to flood the home with natural light & give stunning views from every room. With five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two kitchens & three living areas the residence offers great adaptability for diverse family needs or fully self contained accommodation for guests.

Continue on with the established & award winning ‘Fernfield Wines’ boutique label or create & develop your own. With an average 250 tonne yield from the total vineyard annually, there’s huge opportunity to continue selling off a majority of the harvest, holding back enough for your own winemaking purposes & achieve substantial annually paid cash flow with the surplus.

This property is quite literally the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow with its location, unique history & character, land holding & two titles, quality & size of vineyard, water infrastructure, existing homestead & potential for another, reputation of the wine label & the ability to grow, crush, create & sell your own wine whilst still allowing an income to facilitate the rest of your plans. Here is a life changing golden opportunity to make your own mark in Eden Valley’s wine making history.