Nestled in a bucolic canyon, this ranch in Santa Ynez was once part of a Mexican land grant given to Sgt. Octaviano Gutierrez in the early 1800s. The rancho known as La Laguna now is about a third its original size. A meandering driveway leads past mature trees to the Spanish Colonial-inspired main house. The rooms look out onto a courtyard with a fountain.

The details Location: 3420 Brinkerhoff Ave., Santa Ynez, 93460

Asking price: $36 million

Year built: 2007

Architect: David L. Leavengood

Living area: 13,438 square feet, six bedrooms, eight bathrooms

Lot size: 4,674.33 acres

Features: Spanish-style barn doors; wine cellar; library; theater; guesthouse; 10,000-square-foot barn; grazing paddocks; arena; watering pools; tennis court; private wells and cisterns; helipad

About the area: In the 93460 ZIP Code, based on three sales, the median for single-family homes in March was $1.5 million, a 91.7% increase from the same month last year, according to CoreLogic.

Agents: The Easter Team and Kerry Mormann; Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties; (805) 570-0403

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