Mmmm! Nuits-Saint-Georges, Côte de Beaune and Vacqueyras. :)
Beside the excellent Lebanese wines, I also have a fondness for Turkish Kavaklideri reds, as well as the excellent Tunisian:
Vieux Magon AOC Mornag 2001
Grapes: 60% Carignan (50 years), 40% Syrah
“Deep red to purple. Warm brooding nose with good depth of fruit. Supple plummy notes, oak and figs, and secondary aromatics: dusty spices and dry earth. Voluptuous palate. Plenty of fine tannins. Rich, viscous and balanced. Not too alcoholic. Fine and persistent with dried berries and cherry on length.”
or the
Vieux Magon AOC Mornag 2002
Grapes: 60% Carignan (50 years), 40% Syrah
“Deeply coloured and more purple than 2001. Fresher nose than 2001 too. Again plummy in style. Syrah influence showing with medicine, spices and pepper over berry fruit. Big on the palate. Plentiful tannins, though not as developed in flavour. A hint of green overlaying, but still very good. Fresher and more primary flavour. Needs time, but he says the 2001 was considered the classic.”
I drank a fair amount of the 2008/9 when I visited Tunisa in 2010 and brought a few bottles back with me. :)