Category Archives: China

The wine press are reporting that Chateau Le Bon Pasteur in Pomerol, Chateau Rolland Maillet in Saint Emilion and Chateau Bertineau St Vincent in Lalande de Pomerol have been sold to the CEO, Sutong Pan, of the Chinese Goldin Financial … Continue reading →

The first acquisition in Pomerol by a Hong Kong investor has recently taken place.  Chateau La Commanderie, owned by the Dé family, has been sold to Grace Star Development.  The family apparently sold up due to the absence of an … Continue reading →

The Sud Ouest paper has reported that Chateau L’Enclos in Saint Foy is to be sold to the Haichang Group, led by billionaire Cheng Qu. The Haichang Group aims to acquire 25 properties in Bordeaux and already owns several chateaux. … Continue reading →

Chateau Loudenne in the northern Medoc has been purchased by Huaili Zhong, a Chinese industiralist specialising in spirits from Guizhou province in the south of China. Loudenne is Zhong’s first investment in Bordeaux. Chateau Loudenne was sold by the Lafragette … Continue reading →

China’s Second Tier Cities are heavy weights when it comes to size and developing markets; they are the power houses of the Chinese economy. The three big markets in China may be Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou but there are at … Continue reading →

Zhao Wei, the new owner of Chateau Monlot, is not only determined to make a great wine but to make one of the finest in Saint Emilion. Internationally acclaimed actress Zhao Wei is one of China’s biggest stars and she … Continue reading →

There has been a spate of Chinese acquisitions amongst the Bordeaux chateaux recently as reported via Sud Ouest. It appears that Chateau Bellefont Belcier might be amongst those sold – and if so, this will be the first Chinese purchase … Continue reading →