Storybook Estate in St. Helena Boasts Striking Lake Views and Traditional Style

The Mediterranean-style home perched above Napa's Lake Hennessey features two guesthouses, two pools, a tennis court and a Cabernet vineyard.


An estate with storybook Mediterranean style situated near the iconic Silverado Trail in St. Helena is currently listed for sale. The 40-acre property — which includes a four-bedroom, four-bathroom main home, two guesthouses, a tennis court, two pools and a Cabernet vineyard — is currently listed for $18,500,000.

Built in 2003 and recently renovated, the 8,500-square-foot main home has a striking traditional style with a courtyard, loggias and mature plants climbing the stucco walls, all crowned with a steeply pitched, tile-clad hipped roof.

Interiors are elegant with Venetian plaster walls, walnut hardwood and French limestone floors, but are topped and trimmed with earthy and oversized raw wood beams. Fireplaces, arched doorways and floor-to-ceiling, black steel-frame windows add additional charm. The indoor-outdoor connection is present throughout the home, but the vibe doubles down in the solarium dining room.

Great room in St. Helena home
Great room. (Paul Rollins)
Solarium dining room. (Paul Rollins)
Solarium dining room. (Paul Rollins)
Pool and Lake Hennessy. (Paul Rollins)
Pool and Lake Hennessey. (Paul Rollins)

The main home’s pool is perched above Lake Hennessey, almost appearing to merge with it from certain angles. A 60-foot lap pool sits by the guest homes. There is a bocce ball court and multiple alfresco dining spots sheltered by impossibly lush vine-wrapped trellises. 

For more information on this property at 40 Long Ranch Road in St. Helena, contact listing agent Ginger Martin, 415-516-3939, 707-200-2488; Sotheby’s International Realty – St. Helena Brokerage, 1229 Adams St., St. Helena, sothebysrealty.com/winecountry/eng/sales/detail/726-l-86828-lc7vc5/40-long-ranch-road-st-helena-ca-94574