$10M Nantucket Estate a Wine-Lover's Paradise

NANTUCKET, MA — One of Nantucket's most expensive homes for sale is a $9.8 million wine lover's paradise — complete with a self-sustaining wine vineyard and temperature-controlled barrel room capabable of producing 80-100 cases of wine a year.

• Address: 24 Almanack Pond Rd, Nantucket, Massachusetts
• Price: $9,800,000
• Square Feet:
• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 0 Baths
• Built: 1989
• Features: THINKING ABOUT SUMMER? How about Nantucket year-round! This compound offers dramatic 360-degree views, privacy, and peace, surrounded by 500 acres of conservation land. Enjoy nearly 7 acres of award-winning architecture and Smithsonian documented gardens, this stunning main house offers a style of living which can be enjoyed for generations to come. Built with your pleasure in mind, there are 28 skylights, floor-to-ceiling glass and views from every room. And your guests can stay in a magnificent guest quarters that is right out of Italy and features a sauna, salt water pool and immense wine cellar. Parterre and Oriental gardens, koi pond and vineyard offer a gorgeous backdrop for any social event. With low operating costs, and systems in place for ease of remote ownership, this island retreat has been immaculately designed with your pleasure in mind, plus high end rentals can provide year round income opportunities. Your privacy is assured with FAA Helipad approval. Designed by Edward Knowles, AIA, this exquisite architectural compound offers a main house with cathedral ceilings, skylights and stunning views onto curated gardens and vineyards, just minutes from Nantucket’s historic downtown and incredible beaches. Created by a renowned California vintner, the self-sustaining vineyard features organic California rootstock of Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc and Merlot, a classic Bordeaux blend, with vines elegantly planted using a French “1-meter/1-meter” trellis system, self-sufficiently maintained using onsite well water for a drip irrigation system to easily support the vines, plus the custom oenology laboratory and temperature controlled barrel room can house up to 16 American and French 55 gal barrels, capable of producing 80-100 cases of wine per year for personal use. Systems can be put in place to easily oversee the entire property from remote. The landscaped compound abuts ancient moors and cranberry bogs off Polpis, to create a truly one of a kind place on Nantucket, one of America’s most magical islands located apx 30-miles out sea known for it’s quality year-round living, pristine beaches, excellent seaside amenities and a charming downtown complete with brilliantly preserved historical homes. Come visit this spectacular property, with Jordan RE Nantucket.

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