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Romanée-Conti, Château d’Yquem… these stolen grands crus resold “under the cover” or in Asia

2024-02-01T05:09:26.754Z

Highlights: The Silver Tower restaurant in Paris filed a complaint for the theft of 83 bottles of a value estimated at 1.5 million euros. An investigation for “theft in a place intended for the goods warehouse’ was opened. Resold on an official market, the stolen bottles would be immediately recognized by the buyer in good faith, likely… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 83% left to discover. Flash sale Unlock all items immediately. I ENJOY IT Already subscribed? Log in.


DECRYPTION - Prized for many years by criminals, exceptional wines looted from cellars and wine warehouses are sold at high prices.


“Today, it is easier and more interesting to rob a cellar than a bank,”

whispers Christophe Chateau, from the Bordeaux wine growers' union, in reference to the disappearance of dozens of bottles of exceptional wine carefully preserved in the wine cellars. basements of the Silver Tower.

On January 25, the prestigious Parisian restaurant, which boasts on its site of owning nearly 300,000

“collection items, very great vintages from incomparable years and confidential vintages”

, filed a complaint for the theft of 83 bottles of a value estimated at 1.5 million euros.

In order to find this evaporated treasure, an investigation for

“theft in a place intended for the goods warehouse”

was opened and entrusted to the third judicial police district of Paris.

But what can criminals do with such loot bearing the seal of the Silver Tower?

Resold on an official market, the stolen bottles would be immediately recognized by the buyer in good faith, likely…

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