This $35M Virginia Wine Country Estate Once Belonged to One of the World’s Richest Men—and It Has No Restrictions

In Virginia's sweeping wine country, 1850 sprawling acres offers something far rarer than scenic mountain views and historic brickwork: complete freedom. Once owned by luxury titan Bernard Arnault, the $35 million estate in Scottsville, VA seamlessly blends a turnkey winery, a private retreat, and 2.5 miles of Hardware River frontage into a single canvas. Because the property carries no conservation easement, which is an incredibly rare find in these parts, a new buyer can run a bustling hospitality empire, a secluded retreat, or even subdivide the land altogether."Usually, you kind of have to choose between one or the other when you bring a hospitality component to a farm like this, but a new owner has full flexibility, which is pretty special," says Alex Webel with Hall and Hall, who is co-listing the property along with Daniel Heider with TTR Sotheby's International Realty."If somebody wants to come in and use it similar to how the current owner has used it, for a private family retreat, you can do that. Both can exist at the same time because of the way that the property has been laid out and improved."Loading...A barn is an event space.Townsend VisualsLoading...The private lak...