Through 300-year-old cast iron carriage gates, up a treelined driveway and tucked away in the most prestigious part of the Southern Highlands, sits the magnificent ‘Chateau Blondel’. Named for 18th-century architect Jacques-Francoise Blondel, it rises from its elevated rural location like a visage from the French countryside. Within the walls of this almost 1000 square metre exquisite family residence built in 2000, every detail – from the dozens of imported chandeliers to the granite and marble flooring and opulent French-style kitchen, to the baroque dining room that holds a five-metre table – has been meticulously crafted for both warm family living and lavish entertaining at scale. Countless French doors provide stretching rural vistas over neighbouring vineyards; oversized bedrooms provide luxurious comfort. Just a five-minute drive to upmarket Bowral or Berrima, and on a delightful 14.5-acre estate for ultimate privacy, welcome to ‘Chateau Blondel’- your escape to the French countryside within a 70 minute drive of Sydney Airport.
High Points
– Stunning free-standing pool pavilion with salt-water heated pool
– Rammed earth walls 450mm thick for insulation; excellent heating via geothermal ground sourced heat pump infrastructure
– 60kW solar system allowing off-grid living (one of the largest in the district)
– Magnificent port cochere; grand circular driveway plus attached garage with internal access
– Bluetooth controlled front gates; back-to-base security system
– Four-five palatial bedrooms; three elegant bathrooms; casual plus formal dining rooms
– Cellar; cloak room, cosy and grand living areas include fireplaces
– Paddocks for animals; machinery shed; sublime rose gardens
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