This Vin de Pays can go toe to toe with many Saint-Josephs and come out on top. Produced from yields of 40 hectoliters per hectare, the François Grenier 2015 Syrah Les Jardins offers fragrant notes of violets, cracked pepper and black olives. Blackberry and blueberry fruit soothes the palate, framed by silky tannins and coming to a lingering close. This light to medium-bodied Syrah delivers real varietal flavor without overextraction or the interference of new oak. Drink it over the next several years.