Chart: Chinese-owned chateaux in Bordeaux

See the charts below to view the number of Bordeaux chateaux bought by Chinese investors to date, as well as where and when the deals were done.

China’s interest in Bordeaux has come a long way since Peter Kwok bought Chateau Haut-Brisson in 1997. As Kwok himself told DecanterChina.com in 2012, ‘I had no idea that 15 years later I would have quite so many Chinese neighbours’.

The charts below show that Chinese investors’ interest in Bordeaux wine estates really took off in 2011, when 21 deals were completed, and it remains the year to beat. Figures in the charts below were provided to by the Bordeaux wine bureau, CIVB.

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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.