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A Robber's Wine: Chateau Malescot St-Exupery Key To Gunman's Heart
By Jack Ryan
Jul 13, 2007

Wine and hugs are the keys to a robber's heart! Chateau Malescot St-Exupery must be some wine, because one sip of that and a bite of cheese turned an armed robber into a cuddly man!

A group of pals were hanging out on the back deck of a home in Washington, D.C., trying to finish their dinner when a hooded man snuck up on them and held a gun up to a 14-year-old girl's head. The robber held the gun her head as he threatened the rest of the group for money.

According to police and witnesses, the robber said: "Give me your money, or I'll start shooting." Everyone stood in shock and silence, including the young girl's parents...except for one guest.

Christina Rowan said to the robber: "We were just finishing dinner. Why don't you have a glass of wine with us?"

The robber then decided to take a sip of the group's Chateau Malescot St-Exupery wine.

"Damn, that's good wine," he said.

According the International Herald Tribune, the hostage girl's father then offered him the whole glass, while Rowan insisted he take the whole bottle. As the robber dropped his hood and took another sip of wine, he had a bite of Camembert cheese. He then pulled his gun in towards his pants, and said: "I think I may have come to the wrong house." He then apologized.

The robber then asked: "Can I get a hug?"

Christina reached for the robber for a hug, and the rest of the group did the same after the gunman said: "Can we have a group hug?"

Weird, but true. The robber left with a wine glass filled Chateau Malescot St-Exupery, and when the police were called and arrived on scene, they found that very same wine glass in an alley - broken and empty.