catacula lake winery for sale

Napa Winery and Vineyards

Sotheby’s International Realty Peggy Burgess Wilkinson 707-259-0864

Vineyards, Homes, 16,000 sq. foot Cave, Winery & 59,000 gallon Winery Permit

$25,000,000

Offering Memorandum

Presented by

PEGGY BURGESS WILKINSONSOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALITYWWW.PEGWILKINSON.COM707 590 [email protected] 01700485

Address: 4105 Chiles Pope Valley Road, St. Helena, CA

AssessorParcelNumbers: 025-020-002, 025-020-008 and 025-020-023

Zoning: AW - Agricultural Watershed

Acres: 1024+/- acres (three parcels combined)

Location: Chiles Valley is located within the NAPA VALLEY APPELLATION. The Chiles Valley area is surrounded by hills and mountains which concentrates cooler air directed from the hillsides to the valley floor. The elevations of the property range from approximately 300 ft above sea level to 1900 feet above sea level. The property slopes up toward the north and west with the highest point being near the northeastern border. The majority of the vineyards and improvements are located near the southwestern portion of the property along Chiles Pope Valley Road.

There are many oak trees, grass lands and conifers in the areas that are not developed into vineyards. These areas have been made part of a conservation easement and are designated as “Forever Wild” enhancing the pristine rural quality of the property and setting.

The soils in this area are extremely well drained and enjoy the affects of cool dry night air during the growing season. Grapes produced in this area are of high quality with a fruit forward characteristic.

Structures: The property has a 23,660 sq. foot winery building which is steel and wood framed with tile and sheeting roof. The building has a 7360 sq.



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foot tasting room with a spectacular view over Catacula Lake. Outside the hospitality area is an expansive patio also overlooking the lake.

The building has extensive hospitality space, office space, barrel storage and an enormous covered tank farm and crush pad area. The barrel storage area is equipped with a state of the art humidifying system and has 40 foot ceilings.

OtherStructures: There are five+ houses on this property including a main house of

approximately 2215 sq. ft with a 648 sq. foot guest house. The main house sits on a knoll with incredible views of the valley and surrounding vineyards.

There is a farmhouse of approximately 1800 sq. feet with an adjacent 475 sq. foot studio building and a duplex of approximately 2400 sq. feet and a barn. There are a number of other living structures in and around the property. Most structures are habitable and vacant at this time.

Caves: The caves are located to the south of the winery facility and crush pad area. They were constructed by Nordby Caves and consist of almost 16,000 square feet of lighted, concrete lined tunnels for barrel storage. The caves are of excellent quality and are well drained. There are two entry portals to the cave system and the caves are easily accessed from the winery production area.

Equipment: The winery has custom made European stainless-steel fermentation tanks and crush equipment. A detailed equipment list is available for review. The total tank capacity is almost 100,000 gallons.



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Winery SiteInformation: Under Use Permit CA-W-2656, approved in October of 1999, the

winery holds a permit to produce 59,000 gallons of wine per year with tours and tastings by appointment. The permit was amended and approved on July 31, 2003 to allow custom crush activities (#03224-Mod) as an additional source of income.

The property is bonded by the Trade and Tax Bureau as a bonded

winery number BW-CA-6

VineyardInformation: The vineyards include approximately 100+/- acres planted to

primarily red grapes including Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Cab Franc and Syrah. Additional plantable acreage is

to be approximately 100 acres based on investigations conducted by sellers. Exact plantable acreage would depend on many factors and specific plans of new owners and should be confirmed.

Water: This property enjoys an extremely large quantity of accessible water. Domestic water is provided to the improvements via springs and wells. Catacula Lake, a man-made lake developed in 1949, provides water to the winery and to the vineyards. The property has year round springs, a 12.6 acre lake and also 3 smaller ponds.

Under the California Water Resources Control Board license #5300, Catacula Lake has water rights to divert water from Maxwell Creek for a total of 183 acre feet of storage. The smaller lakes also have diversion rights under license #6874.



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Soils: A baseline soils analysis for vineyard development was conducted in 2004. Many backhoe pits were dug and 42 soil samples were taken. The soil was evaluated for texture, gravel, soil structure, soil balance, chemical hazards, sodium absorption ratios, boron, catyme, organic matter, nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen balance, soil born pests and potassium. A full summary of the “Crop Care Associates” baseline soil analysis is available for review.



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Parcel Map



Winery Building



View of Lake

Views out over vineyards



Covered Tank farm with custom tanks

Wine press



Gated entry to one of five houses

Farmhouse



Vineyard view from farmhouse

Charming barn overlooking vineyard



Vineyards in spring

Cabernet Vineyards



Cave Entry

16,000 sq. ft. of finished caves

Due Diligence:

This offering memorandum has been prepared solely to assist interested parties in conducting their own evaluation of the offering and is not intended to include all of the information and details necessary to conduct a proper evaluation of the assets and permits offered for sale. Purchasers must conduct their own independent investigation and analysis of the property and the entire offering. Sotheby’s International Realty, Peggy Burgess Wilkinson, and the owners of this property, their agents, employees, principals, partners, members, advisors, attorneys, accountants, representatives and affiliates do not make any representations or warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information contained herein or any other written or oral communications transmitted or made available to a prospective purchaser or for any error or omission resulting from or in any way related to the information contained in this offering memorandum or any supplemental information provided on the sale of this asset.

The seller expressly reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to amend, modify or terminate this offering. Furthermore, the seller expressly reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, with or without notice to a prospective purchaser, to negotiate and consummate a transaction with any party and to terminate negotiations with any party.

Potential purchasers are advised to independently perform due diligence, research and inquiries with respect to the property and this offering and verify the accuracy and completeness of all the information contained in this offering memorandum, and/or any other information that may be furnished in connection with this offering.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT PEGGY BURGESS WILKINSON 707.590.3707 OR [email protected].



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