A modern vineyard-ready estate in Southern California’s newest wine region. Perched above the newly accredited San Luis Rey AVA, this fully reimagined 2025 luxury residence rests behind the gates of Aguacate Ranch and offers panoramic views, privacy, and the rare ability to cultivate your own vineyard in a premier microclimate surrounded by emerging wineries. A dramatic arrival through a long tree-lined driveway leads to more than 4, 800 sf of elevated modern living, where bespoke upgrades and architectural flow create effortless indoor/outdoor elegance. Designed for entertaining and lifestyle, the home features soaring ceilings, gallery-style lighting, arched hallways, and a chef’s kitchen appointed with a massive island, Thermador Professional 6-burner range, double convection oven, Sub-Zero refrigeration, Bosch dishwasher, and Blanco workstation sink — all opening to a warm, fireside family room ideal for wine-country gatherings. The GROUND-FLOOR PRIMARY SUITE serves as a private retreat with dual walk-in closets and a spa-inspired bathroom. Flexible living continues with a large office/optional 4th bedroom and a 120-inch home theatre for entertainment and hosting. Outdoors, 2.16 acres are enhanced with resort-style landscaping, multiple patios, a courtyard, glass-railed sunset terrace, stainless BBQ kitchen, two firepits, 6-person spa, water features, and a flourishing orchard of oranges, limes, lemons, kumquat, apples, pears, grapefruit, avocados, figs, and more. With optimal slope, drainage and sun orientation, this land is pre- positioned for vineyard planting. Site survey confirms approximately 1.2–1.6 acres of vineyard-ready land on a south-facing slope at 600–700 ft elevation, ideal for premium varietals such as Cabernet, Syrah, Grenache, Tempranillo, Sangiovese, and Viognier, with capacity for an estimated 900–1, 200 vines and a full vineyard layout and varietal plan available. Located within the newly accredited San Luis Rey AVA, 1210 Clos Duval Estates offers a rare opportunity to buy into an emerging wine region before pricing reflects its long-term potential; early-cycle AVAs historically appreciate ahead of traditional markets, and properties here are valued as lifestyle estates rather than standard comps. The land’s elevation, sun exposure, natural drainage, and airflow create a microclimate suited to boutique wine production, and the cost to replicate the current renovations would far exceed any price difference compared to unrenovated acreage. As vineyards expand within the AVA, homes like this begin to appraise in a separate category altogether - aligned with wine-country estates rather than typical Bonsall properties. Even for buyers who never plan to bottle their own label, the estate provides a prestige lifestyle asset with exceptional experiential value and the opportunity to own bespoke vineyard land before the region fully matures.
