(Decanter) - Jack Ma, billionaire founder of Alibaba and owner of Château de Sours in Bordeaux, has added Château Perenne in Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux to his portfolio of wine estates in the region.

The sale, which was completed last month for a reported €16 million, will see this 64 hectare estate, planted with mainly the Merlot grape, become Ma’s second château in the region.

Ma, who is China’s second richest person and founder of online retailer Alibaba, caused a stir in Bordeaux earlier this year after announcing he had bought Château de Sours.

Bernard Magrez, who has owned Perenne since 1997, announced in 2015 that that he was looking to sell his 13 non-classified Bordeaux estates while adding to his four classified properties of Pape Clement, Clos Haut-Peyraguey, Fombrauge and La Tour Carnet.

‘This continues our strategy of moving our emphasis away from wines that have a consumer price of €8 and below. I am still looking to buy further classified estates within the Bordeaux region,’ Magrez told Decanter.com.