An award-winning vineyard estate which produces 9,000 bottles a year could be the perfect place for wine-lovers to call home – although they will have to be prepared to build the house themselves.
The 5.65 acre site near the scenic village of Boxted, Essex, will not be short of admirers, with sprawling lands, mixed meadows and a working winery all features within the estate.
Originally, the site was designed for farm land but part of the grand estate was transformed into one of the first vineyards leading the charge in the ‘Renaissance’ of the English Wine industry since 1988.
Along with producing some of Britain’s best wine for the past 30 years, producing nine types of grapes and yielding between 8-12 tonnes of grapes a year, the Dedham Vale Vineyard has also hosted wedding and fun runs.
A wine lover’s dream home has emerged for sale complete with an award-winning vineyard that produces 9,000 bottles a year. The site is situated in 5.65 acres in the picturesque Constable Country, made famous by the influential Romanatic artist. The site comes with its own working winery which produces between eight to 12 tonnes of grapes a year
The 5.65 acre site near the scenic village of Boxted, Essex, will not be short of admirers, with sprawling lands, mixed meadows and a working winery all features within the estate. Despite having a working winery on the estate which produces tonnes of wine, any prospective buyer will have to wait for their home to be built
The prospective buyer of the estate may need a stiff drink to help them stomach to £1.9million asking price.
Planning permission for a new 8,000 square foot home has already been given to award-winning architects Purcell, who are set to embark on the project.
When complete, the new-build property will boast a four-car garage and workshop, a glass house and around 2,400 sqft of storage cellar below a rear paved courtyard.
The new cellar will be the perfect place for keep some of the Brut, Rosé and Bacchus made at the on-site winery, along with a variety of other boxes.
A stunning lake splits the site, which is just 50 minutes from London and five miles outside Colchester.
Estate agents The Modern House have listed the property with an asking price of £1,895,000.
A spokesman for the firm said: ‘This is an area of stunning countryside, much of which is given over to agriculture.
‘The opportunity is to not only run and develop your own vineyard but also build a spectacular modern home surrounded by woodland and a series of lakes.
‘This is a rare and exciting opportunity to purchase approximately 38.5 acres of stunning ‘Constable’ countryside, bounded by the Stour Valley, with an existing working vineyard and planning permission for an impressive secluded house of around 8,000 sqft.
‘The unique site includes a small working vineyard along with 5.65 acres of mature vines, meadows, mixed woodland, a working winery and other buildings ancillary to the vineyard business totalling almost 4900 sqft, plus a separate workers cottage.
‘There is a beautiful lake that divides the site from north to south, originally created for agricultural purposes.’