Chinese purchase Bordeaux chateaux speeding up

More Bordeaux chateaux have been snapped up by Chinese purchasers in the last few weeks – all within a few miles of each other, in one of the most picturesque parts of the region.

The two chateaux – Lezongars and Grand Branet – are in the Entre-Deux-Mers region, making AOC Bordeaux and AOC Cotes de Bordeaux wine.

Prices have not been revealed, although Lezongars was first put on the market in 2009 for 4.2m.

Of the two others in the immediate vicinity, one is Chateau Grand Moueys and the other cannot yet be named. Both have signed letters of intent for sale, and are expected to be completed within weeks. Besides their location, they are also all attractive estates with large, classically-built chateaux.