44249 Reidel St Temecula, CA 92592

This well- appointed Italianate villa in the desirable Morgan Hill area of the Temecula wine country, could easily win the award for "prettiest girl on the block" ... apparent from the moment you drive by the gorgeous exterior. The captivating front yard is terraced with a combination of brick and natural stone creating a meandering entry, a darling front patio with stone bench and a rich brick driveway imbued with a central stone mosaic. Immediately you KNOW you're in the wine country, and you FEEL transported to a well loved European countryside home. Inside, gleaming dark wood plank flooring greets guests in a formal entry. Just to the right is a downstairs ensuite bedroom and an elegant guest powder room graced with damask walls and furniture style vanity. To the left is a spacious & elegant formal living room. Next: a formal dining room graced with stone veneer offers a warm wine country dining experience. (All that's missing is the Italian sommalier to describe the bold reds you'll taste in this rich, charming room!) Just outside the dining room, is a custom & open "California Room," where a large outdoor stone fireplace warms you and your guests while you sit n talk in cozy semi outdoor seating. Adding to the Indoor-Outdoor flow of this home, the next "semi outdoor" room is another Lanai dining area where you have your grilled entree fresh off the outdoor BBQ/kitchen. Near each outdoor room, you will hear a trickling stone waterfall & you will look upon the verdent backyard oasis as light filters through large palm frauns and giant birds of paradise. An outdoor firepit keeps you and guests warm on cooler nights while the sunset paints the sky over the backyard with bright pink & purple hues. A charming outbuilding is that matches the home has been used as an aviary in this enchanting backyard. The spacious family room has extra large mohagany built-ins housing TV, media, drawers, display shelving & gas fireplace. This opens up to the kitchen area with spacious dine-on island & granite counters. Kitchen has a 5 burner/grill gas cooktop, convection oven,butler pantry & stainless appliances. The kitchen and great room have large windows looking over the lanai, backyard & California room's flaming outdoor fireplace. Upstairs, a loft can be used as a teen media or study room or play room for younger kids. There are 2 bedrooms with bath in-between with granite counters/double sinks & stone flooring. The spacious primary suite looks over the beautiful backyard. The large bathroom has soaking tub, separate shower and floors of Versailles set travertine. A huge walk in CA closet will make the lady of the house happy! All of this is only the house on its quarter acre paradise, but AROUND it: 1. The BEST schools in Temecula 2. The Morgan Hill Clubhouse & Community area with: pool, spa, pickleball, tennis courts, basketball, Clubhouse, kids play areas, BBQs & more. 3. Only 2 miles from the gorgeous preeminent wine country of southern California. Have it ALL at 44249 Reidel Street!