Domaine Tempier, Bandol Blanc (Provence, France) 2020

 Domaine Tempier is world famous for its beautiful rosé, but they do produce red and white wines.  This fresh and tasty white is a mélange of 60 percent Clairette, 19 percent Ugni Blanc, 18 percent Bourboulenc and three percent Marsanne.  It displays alight yellow color with enticing floral, citrus, pear aromas with saline notes.  It is light bodied, yet round and juicy in the mouth with ripe pear, pineapple and lemon drop flavors balanced with bright, crisp acidity.  It is easy to drink as an aperitif and will pair well with avocado with shrimp and Remoulade sauce or tuna grilled with Meyer lemon.  Domaine Tempier has a long history dating from mid-1700s.  The first winery building was built in 1834.  Unfortunately, phylloxera, a root louse that was introduced to Europe from native American grapes, decimated the vineyards of Europe.  In 1880 the Tempier family replanted their vineyard with vines grafted onto native American root stock, the only solution to phylloxera.