(TheDrinksBusiness) - Château Bellefont-Belcier has become the first Bordeaux classed growth to be sold to a Chinese buyer. The 13-hectare St-Emilion grand cru estate is understood to have been bought by a Chinese industrialist who, according to French newspaper Sud-Ouest, employs 20,000 workers across his metal business empire. This high profile acquisition is thought be part of the buyer’s diversification into wine, which he could potentially sell through his 40-strong chain of retail outlets in China. Established in the 17th century, since 1994 the property in the commune of St Laurent-