Sunday night with home-made Devon Wagyu burgers

An experiment with the burgers - previously the meat had been sous-vided, then salted, then fried. The taste was amazing but the kids were not fans of the texture. This time I salted the frozen patties (on the outside), refroze them for a couple of days, then sous vide (60 for 60) then fried. Reckon that will be closer to kid-acceptable, and worked really well.

• 2013 Louis Jadot Marsannay Blanc

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay

  Day 3 - half a bottle left in the fridge with the cork reinserted. Weirdly a bit reductive - a hint of struck match and a bit leaner, less generous than before. Really nice - definitely decanting before serving next time.

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• 1998 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château d'Ampuis

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

  Picked up a bottle with a damaged label at what seemed like an excellent price. I understand there is some cynicism about this wine in general - but keen to see whether "all 98 N Rhone is awesome" holds true. The nose is earthy, some damp embers, a bit of funk that may or may not be brett. On the palate - there's initially a bit of funk but that goes away after a few minutes, there's a kind of purity of fruit to it along with the earthiness and savouriness and smoke. This is almost thrilling - not in a Cornas-like way, a little less high-toned, but really lovely. Not sure how much further this has to go but if this is a typical bottle - drink 'em if you got 'em.

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