A release of about 6,500 bottles made with organic fruit, the Grosjean 2016 Vallée d'Aoste Syrah Echelette is a very distinctive wine that fundamentally unpacks the Syrah grape and reveals its basic essence. You get a transparent read of the variety with sour cherry, blue flower, white pepper, crushed stone and a spot of grilled herb or rosemary. This good-value wine is thin and streamlined, showing a compact and fresh close, that you could uncork for a simple gnocchi with butter and sage.