Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant spans 1,865+/- acres of history, agriculture, and hospitality in the rolling hills of Jefferson's Piedmont. Land of this scale and quality rarely comes to market in central Virginia, much less within 25 minutes of Charlottesville. The fully restored, namesake manor house dates to 1810 and sits high on the banks of the Hardware River, which runs for more than two and a half miles through the farm. Around it, 1,000+/- acres of pasture, row crops, and open ground unfold beneath sweeping Blue Ridge views, while another 800+/- acres of mature hardwoods and pine gradually rise behind it to the west. Completing the landscape is a highly coveted and entirely private 22+/- acre lake.

Surrounding the house is a set of improvements that is unusually complete without overwhelming the property: a tasting room and a separate private event building sit apart from the residential core, while a modern center aisle stable, cattle facilities, equipment buildings, and guest and tenant houses are thoughtfully interspersed throughout the farm and connected by a paved road network. Mount Pleasant operates today as a working agricultural property with an established events and hospitality business, affording a new owner an uncommon range of ownership options, whether that's stepping into a proven farm winery and event business, expanding the agricultural operations, transitioning the farm to recreation and private use, or any combination thereof.

Mount Pleasant is not under conservation easement, which is increasingly rare for a property of this size in Albemarle County, and it carries extensive by-right division rights. Some of the most storied grounds in central Virginia surround the farm, including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, James Monroe's Highland, and the Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District. The farm is itself part of the Monticello Wine Trail, counting Trump Winery, Dave Matthews' Blenheim Vineyards, and Jefferson Vineyards among its near neighbors.

Each of Mount Pleasant's parts is remarkable on its own, and together the sum is even greater. Highly scenic, private, improved, and unencumbered land on this scale is growing scarcer in Virginia every year.

The Facts:

~ 1,865+/- acres in southern Albemarle County, Virginia

~ 25 minutes south of Charlottesville; 1 hour 20 minutes from Richmond; 2 hours 55 minutes from Washington, D.C.

~ 520+/- acres in hay and pasture, 220+/- acres in rotational row crops, the remaining acreage is open ground or mature hardwood and pine

~ 20+/- acres of vineyard comprised of Cabernet Franc, Viognier, Petit Verdot, Petit Manseng, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay vines

~ 2.6+/- miles of frontage on the Hardware River

~ Private 22+/- acre lake; additional ponds, creeks, and springs

~ Sweeping Blue Ridge Mountain views

~ Historic Mount Pleasant manor house (circa 1810 and renovated in 2024), with four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and an adjacent pool and tennis court

~ Multiple guest houses, and staff/tenant housing

~ 10,000+/- square foot tasting room with commercial kitchen and separate 12,000+/- square foot private event space

~ Established events, winery, and hospitality operation

~ 8-stall center aisle stable, cattle barn, hay storage, farm shop and equipment buildings

~ Miles of four-board fence and cross fencing with automatic livestock waterers

~ Miles of internal paved roads, underground power, and fiber internet throughout

~ Multiple automated gated entrances

~ Extensive by-right division rights; no conservation easement

~ Abundant whitetail deer, eastern wild turkey, black bear, and waterfowl

~ Surrounded by 17th and 18th-century history, including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and James Monroe's Highland

~ Part of the Monticello Wine Trail; nearby vineyards include Trump Winery, Blenheim Vineyard, Jefferson Vineyards, and Pippin Hill