The rain stopped Saturday though the wine was howling, so I decided to grill my bulgogi as well as some squash. Served with kimchi, rice w/furikake, and the 2001 Ch. la Gaffeliere (St. Emilion). Certainly the kimchi is a wine killer, but with plenty of seltzer we worked around that- the beef itself is pretty wine friendly. I wish the La Gaffeliere was a little Dale-friendlier. Moderate red fruit, hard tannins, raw oak nose. I tried hard to coax a bit more out of this, but it remained tannic and hard. Not especially long on the finish, either. This might be at an awkward stage, I think I have one more I'll let sit to see if it improves, but not a lot of pleasure now and I don't have especially high hopes. B-/C+
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.