The French Laundry heist: stolen DRC wines
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See below to find a list of the DRC wines stolen from The French Laundry restaurant's cellars on Christmas Day, including the vintages and bottle numbers.
Missing DRC wines and bottle numbers.
Source: Wilson Daniels
- La Tache
La Tache 2004: bottle nos. 3725 to 3730
La Tache 2005: 3869-3874, 4337-4342
La Tache 2006: 4265-4266
La Tache 2007: 1165-1170
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La Tache 2008: 904-905, 1441-1442
La Tache 2009: 1028-10232
La Tache 2010: 2893-2898
- Romanee-Conti
Romanee-Conti: 2004 1237-1239
Romanee-Conti: 2005 932-934
Romanee-Conti: 2006 117
Romanee-Conti: 2007 59, 193-194
Romanee-Conti: 2008 151-152
Romanee-Conti: 2009 487-489, 165
Romanee-Conti: 2010 949-951
- Romanee St. Vivant
Romanee St. Vivant: 2005 3767-3772
Romanee St. Vivant: 2006 1351-1352
Romanee St. Vivant: 2007 859-864
Romanee St. Vivant: 2008 595, 598-600
Romanee St. Vivant: 2009 259-264
Romanee St. Vivant: 2010 2239-2244
- Richebourg
Richebourg 2005: 1033-1038, 2735-2740
Richebourg 2006: 626-627
Richebourg 2008: 475, 478-479
Richebourg 2009: 865-870
Richebourg 2010: 745-746
- Grands Echezeaux
Grands Echezeaux 2007: 331-336
Grands Echezeaux 2008: 789-792
Grands Echezeaux 2009: 217-222
Grands Echezeaux 2010: 859-864
Written by Chris Mercer
Chris Mercer is a Bristol-based freelance editor and journalist who spent nearly four years as digital editor of Decanter.com, having previously been Decanter’s news editor across online and print.
He has written about, and reported on, the wine and food sectors for more than 10 years for both consumer and trade media.
Chris first became interested in the wine world while living in Languedoc-Roussillon after completing a journalism Masters in the UK. These days, his love of wine commonly tests his budgeting skills.
Beyond wine, Chris also has an MSc in food policy and has a particular interest in sustainability issues. He has also been a food judge at the UK’s Great Taste Awards.