A film and millionaire theft dismantles the luxury winery of the Athro de Cáceres restaurant

MARÍA JOSÉ TORREJÓN

The Atrio restaurant has suffered a film theft.From his famous winery, one of the most recognized worldwide, the most valuable bottles of José Polo and Toño Pérez have disappeared.They have been, in total, 45, among which is the most valued wine by atrium: the Cheteu d'Arquem of 1806, which is appraised at 350,000 euros in the restaurant letter.

"That bottle was part of my personal history, almost part of me, from the history of Atrio, but also of Cáceres, its citizens and all lovers of the world of wine," said José Polo, one of the owners ofAtrium and head of the winery.In total, the booty includes seven wines Château d'yquem, considered the best sweet wine in the world, and 38 of the Romanée Conti winery, both French.

The events occurred at dawn from Tuesday to Wednesday.A couple who was housed in the establishment, and who spoke in English, deactivated the entrance system to the warehouse last one in the morning and took the 45 most valuable bottles of the collection.Then, around five in the morning, they left the hotel through the main door, with the valuable bottles involved in bags.Atrium security cameras have captured the images of what happened.

As José Polo, a lady who stayed at the five -star hotel, had dinner with a man on Tuesday 26 at the restaurant.They were able to chat with them in the course of the evening.Then, they went up to the room and half past one in the morning they asked for some chopping.The receptionist went to the kitchen in case he could provide something fast.It was at that time when the robbery was perpetrated, Pole details.They took advantage of the receptionist left his post and stopped visioning the security cameras for a moment to access the interior of the winery.

Un robo de película y millonario desmantela la bodega de lujo del restaurante Atrio de Cáceres

The owners realized the robbery around a half of yesterday, Wednesday, when the restaurant team prepared to prepare the food service but, by then, "these people would be outside Spain," Polo has lamented.

"Commissioning robbery"

"It has been like a film and extraordinary cleaning," said Polo, who believes that it is a robbery "on commission" because they have gone directly to the jewels of the crown of the Winery of Atrio.

Although the owners of Atrio have not yet put on the cost of theft, the figure is very high, probably several hundred thousand euros, given the importance of the broths.

The news has caused a great impact on the gastronomic world and in fact the owners of Atrio are receiving regret calls such as that of the Roca brothers.

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