“Bowhouse” 28 Acres
Gracious Adelaide Hills Homestead C.1890 – 28 acres – award winning vineyard- idyllic setting.
“Lifestyle & Vines” a winning combination all conveniently located close to the Cosmopolitan Stirling Village, Mt Lofty Golf Course and only 25 minutes from the GPO.
“Bowhouse” provides a luxurious lifestyle and is sited on 28 rolling acres including a harmonious blend of vines, sunny level pasture, a picturesque babbling creek, spring fed dams and an established Old English Adelaide hills garden including a magnificent 100 +year old Oak, Canadian Maple lined driveway and stunning Camellias. The gorgeous meandering gardens invite you to linger and relax taking you through the seasons with surprises at every turn from lily pads to waterfalls -you will always be delighted.
Features of Special Note:
- Bowhouse lovingly restored, extended and modernised over recent times with attention to detail, glorious rural outlooks are framed through double glazed floor to ceiling picture windows. Light-filled rooms allow you to enjoy this wondrous setting from the comfort of your home.
-The rooms are of generous proportions and include four bedrooms, study, conservatory room, open-plan living and dining plus a state of the art fully appointed Jag kitchen, the home is serviced by luxurious upstairs bathroom and ensuite bathroom downstairs including a lockable laundry/toilet for hired workers.
-Year round comfort is proved by ducted Daiken reverse-cycle air-conditioning plus a Chazelle dual opening slow-combustion/open fire offers ambiance and atmosphere.
- Krix speakers through the home and exterior.
- The large Cellar is part of the original homestead, if the walls could talk there would be many a story told.
- 3 phase power – ample machinery shedding – 3 separate paddocks from the vineyard, suit alpacas, sheep or horses.
- Excellent water supply – Piccadilly Valley high quality bore (250ppm), spring fed dams plus ample rainwater storage.
Producing quality cool climate grapes the 16 acre vineyard with plantings of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Merlot. With an award winning history the grapes from this vineyard have been sold to Petaluma for the renown “Croser” sparkling, currently selling pinot noir to d’Arenberg for their Adelaide Hills “Feral Fox ” pinot noir, Deviation Road for the award winning “Loftia” sparkling winner of Sydney International Wine Show – best sparkling in Australia. With small parcels of fruit retained by owners to make award winning boutique wine under the Bowhouse label. The Bowhouse vineyard is one of the highest in South Australia with Longitudinal terracing on the North East – facing slope from which the name Piste was derived (‘Piste’ is a term referring to a groomed ski slope). The Piste Merlot has won numerous awards over the last 8 years, including a gold medal in the 2011 Australian Winemakers Show for the 2007 Merlot. Flexibility is the key to this vineyard for the new owners in regards to the fruit -keep all the fruit and produce your own, fully contract all the grapes (we have wineries waiting to sign) or lease the vineyard. Further details available from selling agents.
“Bowhouse vineyard is a unique and distinguished site producing the highest quality fruit”
Kate Laurie -Winemaker for Deviation Road Wines