10 Herbert Street, Frankland River WA 6396

Vineyard and Orchard Lifestyle Property

Have you ever wondered what life would be like to own and run a vineyard? Better yet, live on site and watch your own drops grow?

The hard work has been done here. Don't miss this ground floor opportunity to enter the viticulture industry.

As one of Western Australia's best kept secrets, the Frankland River wine region is fast becoming one of the State's most successful wine producing regions. It is home to rolling hills, rich and productive farming land and native Jarrah forest abounding with unique native wildflowers and wildlife.

This multi title horticultural property (4.22ha or 10.13 acres) includes a three-bedroom country homestead with spacious ambiance created by the high ceilings and the free form layout of the living areas which opens to a morning sunroom at one end of the home and onto a wisteria covered decking area with views over the vineyard and glorious sunsets at the other end.

Character finishes such as the Jarrah floorboards maintain the country charm of the home. The spacious walk in pantry has ample room to store your home grown produce. A wood combustion fire keep the home cosy in winter and reverse cycle air conditioning will keep you cool in summer.

This property enjoys a potentially limitless supply of water from a large 8ML dam, 72,000l irrigation rainwater tank, a 2500 litre rainwater tank piped to the house for drinking water in addition to town scheme water which is already connected.

1 ha of the property is dedicated to well established shiraz vines (planted in 1996, therefore approaching old vine status) with the grapes sought after and purchased by local wineries for vintage into premium Frankland shiraz wines.

Two paddocks have road frontage to Moir Street, are connected to scheme water and power with phone line available to both blocks (each 0.5ha with separate titles). These paddocks have previously run stud sheep and are currently agisting horses.

The remaining land has a well established irrigated fruit orchard that will provide abundant fruit for your family, preserves or sell at the local market. See below for more information on fruit varieties.

Other improvements include:
- A drive through machinery shed approx. 7m wide x 15m long x 5m high with power and a concrete hard stand at one end of shed.
- A fully compliant, lockable spray and irrigation shed with an automatic irrigation
controller.
- Large dam of 8000 cubic metre (ie 8 megalitres) capacity with floating pump irrigator and with large catchment.
- Town scheme water is connected to the house and shed.
- Fruit orchard including:
* 400+ Olives, assorted oil and pickling varieties
* 100 apricots
* 50 Nectarines
* 50 Peaches
* 50 Plums
* 14 varieties of table grapes in a trellised row
* 10 Apples
* 5 Pears
* 5 Persimmons
* 10 Quinces

Prefer to sell walk in walk out (WIWO) with an opportunity to purchase equipment and other items needed to manage a vineyard and orchard.

Whether you're raising a family, investing or retiring here, you can enjoy the country lifestyle of this property while close to all the amenities on offer in Frankland River.

This property is within easy walking distance of:
* the Frankland River Primary School
* the Frankland River Country Club (including a full range of sporting facilities such as a bowling club, tennis courts and a cricket oval).
* Newly built Community Centre with library and internet facilities.
* The General Store with a complete range of goods, groceries and fuel
* A caf and other retail stores are opposite the General store.
* Caravan park with newly built chalets.

All the hallmarks of an easy liveable country village.

Frankland River is centrally located to Mount Barker, Manjimup and Kojonup so easy driving to Albany, Denmark and Bunbury.

Contact Lynn Heppell 0428 531 015 for more information or to arrange your private inspection.