Cameron Hughes Wine, Minervois (Sud Ouest, France) 2019

 Blended from 60% Syrah, and 40% Grenache, this offers up a convincing combination of gutsy fruit with savory and even pleasantly earthy undertones that play together extremely well.  Medium-bodied, with mostly red fruit notes but also some black fruit tinges, it features soft texture but with enough tannin to work at the table and more than enough character to succeed with stews and braised meats like lamb shanks make optimal use of the faintly rustic aspects of this type of wine.