Stone Pine Estate

Stone Pine Estate
150 East Carmel Valley Road
Carmel Valley, California
USA 93924
Phone: 831.659.2245
http://www.stonepinecarmel.com

Contact: Noel Hentschel
Email: [email protected]

Stonepine Estate is nestled amid 330 pristine acres in the gently rolling hills of Carmel Valley on the picturesque Monterey Peninsula of Central California. The estate was named for the ancient Italian stone pines that have stood sentry on its grounds for almost eighty years.

The privacy of this unique setting has welcomed clientele from throughout the world for intimate hideaways to society celebrations. The European-trained staff will cater to your every need from onsite amenities to Carmel Valley wine tours, area golf, or reservations at local restaurants. Five houses and cottages throughout the estate grounds are available for rental or for special events, corporate meetings and weddings.

In 1983, Gordon and Noel Hentschel purchased the Double H Ranch from the probate of the children of Henry Potter and Helen Crocker-Russell of the San Francisco banking family. It was a wedding gift to each other and the ideal location to raise their own future family. They renamed the 330-acre property "Stonepine Estate" after the towering 80-foot Italian stone pines, which were planted from 18-inch saplings by the Russells more than 50 years prior. The resultant setting was more reminiscent of Tuscany than Northern California. The centerpiece of the Estate is Chateau Noel, the original Manor House of the Crockers that is surrounded by 12 formal Mediterranean-style gardens, which offer a lush picturesque respite from the California oak woods and rolling meadows of Carmel Valley. The Chateau gardens, which were awarded the coveted "Garden of the Year Award" in 1956 by the California Horticultural Society, were expanded and upgraded in the 90's by the Hentschels and will soon include a 30-acre Vineyard and Winery just outside the main gates of the Chateau.

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