17489 Mallard Drive, Sonoma CA 95476

The impressive entry begins with a door set in a towering wall of windows. Beyond are open plan living areas defined by their distinctive design elements, varied ceiling heights, and “disappearing” walls of glass that create a seamless connection to the outdoors and open to breezy decks and balconies with sweeping views. The heart of the home is a kitchen, breakfast room, and lofty, light-filled great room with richly hued hardwood floors. The great room features a large stone fireplace with a mantel crafted from white pine reclaimed from a covered bridge in Amish country, and a built-in media nook. In the stylish, streamlined kitchen, wood beams create a starburst pattern around a skylight above the main granite-topped island, which is equipped with a Dacor cooktop. Other appointments include two Dacor ovens, a built-in microwave, two Miele dishwashers, an oversized fridge, a stainless-steel undermount sink, and multiple sets of counter seating. Just off the kitchen are a mudroom with white Shaker-style cabinets, honed granite counters, a large freezer, a spacious laundry room with ample useful built-ins, a pantry, and a discreet powder room. Further encouraging grand entertaining are formal living and dining rooms and a wet bar area with a small refrigerator and freezer, granite countertops, and a sink.

The home’s copper-topped stair turret seems to stand sentinel over the surrounding hills and woodlands. Its curving stairway is illuminated by a sunny oculus that casts a dynamic shaft of light on its walls and steps. The main level primary suite, which encompasses a bedroom with a fireplace and oversized windows that turn the treetop and mountain views into ever-changing art. An en suite bath features a claw-foot soaking tub, arched doorways to two iron balconies, a spacious stone shower, dual vanities with handsome wood and iron work, a walk-in closet, and access to a private terrace with an outdoor shower. Steps away is one of two theaters with two walls of windows, automatic shades, a projector, and built-in speakers.

Down a gracefully spiraling staircase are a 1,000± bottle wine cellar with timed lighting and a striking barrel ceiling – nearby a copper-topped tasting bar with sink and a refrigerator. Other highlights include two guest bedrooms, an office lined with alderwood built-ins, a second theatre with projector and screen and a roomy windowed gym with a full tile bath including steam shower.

Outdoors, stone steps lead from the home to a relaxing sun terrace beside a spa and overlooking a curvaceous infinity-edge swimming pool embraced by terraced rock walls. Alfresco meals and entertaining are easy thanks to a dining arbor and an outdoor kitchen with a grill and refrigerator. Below the pool is a private bocce court with view; above it all at the top of stone steps, a peaceful swing sits beneath a shade tree, allowing for relaxed enjoyment of an unparalleled vista. The acreage also features arbors, colorful roses, maple, olive, peach, fig, nectarine, and apple trees; walkways; a professionally installed 1.5+ mile hiking path; a generator; and a reflecting pool overlooking the vineyards below that also serves as a reservoir supplying the estate’s sprinkler system.

Located just above the historic Sonoma Plaza in coveted Mission Highlands.

Offered at $7,995,000

Property Features:

• 22.44± acres apx. 5 minutes drive to town
• 7,000± sf View Residence
• 640± sf  View Guesthouse
• Private, fully fenced
• Pavered courtyard with custom wisteria draped pergola
• Infinity edge curved pool and spa with custom stonework surround and soaring valley views
• Regulation bocce court with view surrounded by vines and fruit trees
• Fully equipped outdoor kitchen with built-in BBQ, refrigerator and prep sink
• Stone entertaining and dining terrace with pergola
• Garden beds, olive and fruit trees: fig, peach, nectarine and apple
• Hobby vineyard with 150± Zinfandel and Syrah vines
• Solar panels
• Sprinkler system throughout
• Central heat and air conditioning
• Mature landscape, stonework, lighted paths and patios
• 1.5± Mile hiking path around the property
• 50± minutes to Charles Schultz Airport
• 55± miles north of San Francisco
• Minutes to downtown Sonoma, Glen Ellen and Kenwood

Residence:

• 4 bedrooms, 5 full baths, 2 half baths
• Terracotta tile roof, copper detailing including gutters and downspouts
• Recessed lighting, Venetian plaster walls, clerestory windows, detailed woodwork throughout
• French doors access to expansive covered terrace with built-in fire pit and views
• Media room updated in 2020 with projector, 7’ screen, professional grade sound
• Wine cellar: 1,000+- bottles, lighted with timer, custom wine barrel ceiling
• Tasting bar
• Two home offices
• Gym with full bath/steam shower – guest overflow
• Den
• Formal living and dining rooms with terrace and grounds access
• Great room kitchen/family room

Dining Room:         

• Cherry wood flooring
• Venetian plaster walls
• Clerestory, picture and awning windows with Doug Fir casing
• French doors leading to covered entertaining terrace and grounds
• Coffered ceiling with recessed lighting
• Built-in speakers

Living Room:

• Cherry wood flooring
• Venetian plaster walls
• Clerestory, picture, and awning windows with Doug Fir casing
• View from floor to ceiling windows
• Reading nook 
• Coffered ceiling with recessed lighting
• Wood burning fireplace with cast hearth

Kitchen:

• Open to family room
• Recently remodeled
• Cherry wood flooring
• Venetian plaster walls
• Casement windows courtyard views
• Open beam, vaulted ceiling with skylights and spot lighting
• Shaker style cabinetry
• Honed granite slab island with counter seating
• 2”x 9” white subway tile backsplash

Appliances:

• Dacor 6-burner cooktop
• Dacor built-in double ovens
• Dacor built-in microwave
• Two Miele dishwashers
• GE Monogram fridge

Bar/Prep area:

• Shaker style cabinetry
• Honed granite island with counter seating
• 2”x9” white subway tile backsplash
• Prep sink with garbage disposal,
• Appliances: True icemaker, Uline mini-fridge
• Walk-in pantry off kitchen
• Butler’s pantry/coffee bar
• Breakfast nook with magnificent views

Family Room:

• Cherry wood flooring
• Venetian plaster walls
• Picture and awning windows with Doug Fir casing
• French doors leading to covered entertaining terrace and grounds
• Vaulted ceiling, coffered with detailed woodwork, recessed and spot lighting
• Wood burning fireplace with custom stone hearth and reclaimed white pine mantle
• Custom built-in media cabinetry

Mudroom:

• Cherry wood flooring
• Venetian plaster walls
• Built-ins and storage cabinetry
• Honed granite counters
• Garage access
• Courtyard access
• GE Monogram freezer

Laundry Room:

• Tile flooring
• Venetian plaster walls
• Built-ins and storage cabinetry
• Honed granite counters
• Porcelain utility sink
• Recessed lighting
• Electrolux frontload washer and dryer

Powder Room Hall:

• Circular landing with skylight and detailed lightwell woodwork, spotlights, scones and awning windows
• Half Bath: Cherry wood floors, coffered ceiling, vanity, casement window
• Two coat closets
• Circular staircase leading to downstairs bar, wine cellar, theater, office and gym/guest suite

Primary Bedroom Wing:

• Cherry wood flooring
• Venetian plaster walls
• Clerestory, picture and awning windows with Doug Fir casing
• Coffered ceilings with recessed lighting and ceiling fan
• Wood burning fireplace with tile surround
• Walk-in closet with wood flooring, custom built-ins and attic access

Private Theater:

Picture windows, view, automatic blackout shades, 8’ screen, Epson projector, built-in speakers

Primary Bath:

• Travertine tile floor
• Venetian plaster walls
• Scones, recessed and spot lighting
• Open beam ceiling with detailed woodwork and clerestory windows
• Double-basin wood vanity with granite countertop and Travertine backsplash
• Built-in make-up vanity
• Glass and tile enclosed double shower
• Clawfoot soaking tub with Euro style hardware
• Water closet
• Juliet balconies
• Access to private outdoor shower courtyard

Primary Bedroom Shower Courtyard:

• Travertine tile walls and floors with drainage
• Copper scone lighting
• Fruit trees
• Rain shower head

Office #1:

• Views from banks of windows
• Built-ins
• Plentiful desk/counter space

Office #2:

• Wool pile carpet
• Picture windows
• Views
• Built-in speakers
• Recessed lighting
• Plentiful desk/counter space
• Built-ins

Downstairs Theater:

• Updated in 2020
• Wool pile carpet
• 8’ Screen
• Built-in speakers
• Recessed lighting

Wine Cellar:

• 1,000± bottle capacity
• Temperature controlled
• Lighting with timer
• Custom wine barrel ceiling

Gym with Full Bath:

• Wool pile carpet
• Views and French door access to private deck and grounds
• Built-in speakers
• Vaulted ceiling
• Recessed lighting
• Two large closets
• En-suite bathroom with Travertine tile floors, glass mosaic steam shower, shower bench and multiple shower heads
• Can be used for guest overflow

Guest Wing:

• Sitting area with wool pile carpet
• Built-in cabinetry and shelving
• Access to terrace

Guest Bedroom #2 South:

• Wool pile carpet
• Venetian plaster walls
• Vaulted ceiling with fan
• Recessed and scone lighting
• French door closet
• Casement windows
• French doors access to grounds
• En-suite bath with tile floors, shower over bath, tile shower, single vanity 

Guest Bedroom #3 East:

• Wool pile carpet
• Venetian plaster walls
• Vaulted ceiling with fan
• Recessed and scone lighting
• French door closet
• Casement windows
• Two sets of French door access terrace and grounds

Guest House/Casita (4^th bedroom):

• Wool pile carpet
• Venetian plaster walls
• Vaulted open wood beam ceiling with fan
• Recessed and scone lighting
• Casement and clerestory windows
• Walk-in closet
• Juliet balcony
• Separate heat and A/C
• En-suite bath
• Travertine floors
• Glass and tile enclosed shower with bench and casement window
• Double wood vanities
• Water closet
• Linen closet