With views looking out to the Tamar River over the vines this has to be one of the most sought after lifestyle properties on the West Tamar. With an established reputation as an exclusive boutique vineyard growing only Pinot grapes Silk Hill this is your chance to kick start your vineyard experience with a solid client base already in place.

The rendered brick house is 27 squares of modern casual living, architect designed with views out to the river. The house is energy passive with features like double glazing, led lighting, maximum insulation throughout and oriented due north. With features like open living, granite bench tops in the large kitchen adjacent to the dining area and external decking overlooking the vineyard and the large picture windows each having their own view it would be hard find a more comfortable ambience. The roof design has been done to accommodate solar panels at a later stage. There are extended ceiling heights internally and the exterior roof projections are designed to eliminate the hot summer and allow the long angles of winter sun to penetrate into the home onto the tiled floor. In the en-suite there are heated floor tiles. The main bathroom includes a bath and shower with a separate toilet and extra vanity. The home is well served for storage with a heap of built-ins in each bedroom and hallway cupboards plus the walk in robe in the main bedroom.

For record keeping there is a dedicated office area with internet and phone connections and good storage for files. This is essentially a low maintenance home.

The one hectare, 15 year old vineyard faces direct north on a gentle slope providing good drainage with 3500 vines and 5 different clones including 114 and 115. The vineyard is close planted and trellised with standard VSP. Normal vintage is approx. 4 plus tonnes in a good year and there is still room for further plantings and diversification into different varieties if desired.

The sale includes a full list of plant and equipment. The winery office/laboratory is adjacent to the large industrial shed (250 m2) which is used for storage and winemaking. The winery is fully equipped with stainless storage tanks, flex cube polymer maturation tanks, adequate processing equipment including electric presses, filtration, bottling, pallets and jacks. The winery is well lit with industrial lighting and 3 phase power.

For maintaining the vineyard there is plenty of other equipment including sprayers and mower, nets and irrigation items.

The vendor is prepared to offer for a period time his expertise and advice in the initial stages of your first vintage.

Call now for an inspection by appointment.