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This new release of our best vintage Syrah is rich and intense with deeply concentrated fruit characteristics. It features full, yet smooth tannins for long aging.

This Cortese is clean and well balanced with citrus nuances, a refreshing mineral quality, and the lightest touch of oak. It is a wonderful match with seafood pastas, such as Linguine alle Vongole, Fettuccine all’Alfredo with Shrimp, and almost any grilled fish. It also matches well with Lemon and Rosemary Chicken, and Baked Brie with Honey Glaze.

We were the first to introduce Sangiovese to the Temecula Valley in 1989. We have developed a complex, full flavored wine, true to its Italian origins. Its spicy, dried fruit and berry flavors match well with steak with mushroom sauce, Italian cured meats, and grilled salmon.

Trovato is a super-Tuscan style blend of the Italian Sangiovese and the French Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc varieties. Trovato displays zesty, spicy fruit from Sangiovese along with the rich character and fullness of the French varieties – a complementary flavor match that enhances the best characteristics of each classic variety. Trovato, meaning, “something discovered” in Italian, is one of our favorite red wines and uses only the best grapes from low yielding vineyards. For the 2002 vintage, only 241 cases were produced and aged in small French, Hungarian, and American barrels. This is a very special, limited availability wine.

Our Chardonnay is a rich, dry wine with a distinct balance of crisp fruit, a gentle accent of oak, and a long, smooth finish. The Chardonnay fruit was picked at several levels of ripeness, 100% barrel fermented with extended aging on the yeast lees, and a partial malo-lactic fermentation. This combination helps create a wine with a pleasing array of fruit flavors and the full, lasting finish, that characterize our wines. This Chardonnay is a delightful accompaniment to seafood of all kinds. It is best matched with grilled seabass or swordfish, shrimp with garlic, butter, herbs, and a touch of parmesan cheese, and also veal piccata or pork chops.

This rich, full-bodied wine is dark in color and extremely silky. This classis meritage blend features a beautiful lush nose and flavorful, long-lasting finish.

“Best Ruby Port in California” – California State Fair 2003. A true artisan wine that contains a blend of vintages aged up to five years. Winner of 5 GOLD medals in 2003.

This vintage is medium-bodied and displays an array of complex flavors that unfold on the palate, ending in a lingering aftertaste. The aromas and flavors are those of cherry, anise, black pepper, and cedar. The tannins are smooth with a balanced acidity, indicating a wine that should age and develop, while drinking very well now. This Meritage wine goes exceptionally well with red meat dishes like Herbed Roast Lamb or Veal Chops, Pepper Steak, and also Chicken with Garlic, Lemon, and Rosemary.

Since 1984 Mount Palomar has been recognized for our outstanding Riesling: aromatic, fresh, and light on the palate. Our Riesling grapes are picked at the first sign of ripeness, when the grape sugars are balanced by a crisp acidity, and the fruit flavors are delicate and true to a Germanic style. The aromas are of orange blossoms, peaches, and apricots. The flavor is somewhat sweet, but not cloying and especially complements with sweet salads like Chinese Chicken Salad, Curried Chicken Salad with almonds and raisins, salty foods like glazed ham, fried chicken, and a variety of picnic fair.

Aged a minimum of three years in California’s only remaining outdoor solera. A unique, rich, wine with roasted hazelnut and caramel flavors.

Our Syrah is more in the traditional French style than the Australian Shiraz style. That means the cherry fruit flavors combine with hints of sage, black pepper, anise, and smoke to create a dry, complex wine that matches very well with foods of similar character. We enjoy our Syrah with stews and cassoulets, smoky barbecued meats, and beefsteak wrapped in bacon.