Watching millionaire heiress Patricia Kluge’s empire crumble in these financially difficult times has been tough for many to observe. Others who don’t have anywhere near the money necessary to buy into the estate or any of its properties are interested to see who will step forward and possibly save the 900 acres of prime Virginia countryside.
Located in Albemarle County outside Charlottesville, with Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello nearby, the Kluge Estate and Winery will be offered at absolute auction on April 7 and 8, which means there will be a new owner when it’s over. The sale will be final and the property will go to the highest bidder with no minimum bid and no bids from the owner. Part of the property didn’t move in December when it was offered for a minimum of $19 million, so the sale offers a last opportunity for interested parties to step to the plate.
