Wine Asshole

On Christmas day, The French Laundry was the victim of a robbery. Specific wines of specific value were stolen (DRC & Screaming Eagle). We have complete trust in the authorities leading the investigation, and we welcome any information our community may have regarding the event. We are confident that if and when any of the stolen bottles appear in public, they will immediately raise questions and red flags among the wine knowledgeable. The French Laundry wine program is, as many of you know, singular and distinct. We look forward to rebuilding our cellar in the meantime and plan to get to the bottom of this disheartening act immediately. #TheGrinchThatStoleXmas

A post shared by The French Laundry (@_tfl_) on Dec 29, 2014 at 6:06pm PST

The Grinch stole Christmas and also made off with a number of spendy bottles from the vatican of food churches, including:

• Screaming Eagle 2002 $6500
• Screaming Eagle 2010 $3500
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1988 $5750
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1998 $3950
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1999 $7950
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2007 $3250
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2008 $3500
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2009 $4500
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2010 $3950

…I know, right?  WTF is napa cab doing on this list?!!  Travesty.