#2 • Real Estate

Part of Caret Cellars Vineyard & Winery Auction (listings by Dudley Resources)

Status: No sale

Turnkey Virginia Winery & Vineyard Estate, ±45.18 Acres 495 Meadow Landing Lane, Caret, Essex County, VA 22436 The Land, ±45.18 Acres Level, open, agriculturally zoned, and already producing. Five distinct vineyard blocks. Original 2007 vinifera planting (historic soil sampling references Sangiovese, Viognier, Merlot, and Chardonnay blocks) plus a 1-acre Chambourcin block planted in 2017, healthy and in production. Infrastructure in place: existing trellising in good condition and ±2,500 LF of deer fencing. Unused plastic drip irrigation conveys. Room to grow: ±17 additional plantable acres at the center of the property, on comparable soils and topography. Wooded rear section with timber. The Winery Building, ±3,650 SF on Two Levels Built 2015, tasting room addition 2019. Wood frame on slab, cementitious siding, composite tile-style roof, heat pump and central air throughout. Tasting level, 1,296 SF: open room with bar and seating, two half baths, and case goods storage. Production area, 1,344 SF: open floor with ceiling height for tall fermentation tanks, wine lab, catering kitchen, half bath, and an overhead door opening directly to the crush pad. Second level, 1,008 SF:  Outdoor spaces: ±1,584 SF wraparound covered tasting porch with stamped concrete, elevated deck off the second level, 576 SF concrete crush pad. Ancillary Buildings, Utilities & Site 864 SF (24' x 36') metal equipment building, built 2007, with power and overhead door Additional storage buildings and shed Pump house with pressure tank and radiant heat serving the winery and vineyard Private well (permitted 2007) and on-site septic for a 4-bedroom house (permitted 2014) Public electric, LP gas, and underground utilities available EV charging station Gravel drive and parking, with frontage on Meadow Landing Lane Where It Sits Caret, Essex County, 6 miles north of Tappahannock, 34 miles southeast of Fredericksburg, about a mile south of Route 17 at the Caret/Essex Church Road intersection, with existing signage on both. Route 17 connects the area to the I-95 corridor, putting the property in day-trip range of Richmond and Northern Virginia. Rural setting among working farms, with several established wineries within 30 miles, and 4 miles from the Rappahannock River.