'In many ways I was very lucky to not make a mistake at first, as I knew nothing about wine in 1997.
I was buying because I love France, and I wanted my children to experience the culture. I was born in Vietnam, where the coffee, music, even the church all had a French flavour, and I wanted them to have the same experience. But I quickly realized that only the best soils can make exceptional wine. To improve wine, you need to be willing to take the long term view. You also need the right team, to understand what you don't know, and allow your team to take the necessary decisions'

For Peter Kwok, making wine in Bordeaux is part of his long love affair with French culture. His parents raised him in Saigon, Vietnam, where he says he learned to admire French architecture, dark-roast coffee and crunchy baguettes. He acquired Chateau Haut-Brisson in 1997 out of his passion for France and for his children to be lulled by French culture.

A seasoned banker, he earned a Ph.D. in finance and later served as chairman of CITIC Resources Holdings Ltd., the energy subsidiary of China’s biggest state-owned investment company, Citic Group.

Peter is a great Chinese art connoisseur, part of his Dong Bo Zhai collection of Chinese bronze drinking vessels, gold objets d’art and marble Buddhist statues was on display in 2011 at the Musee du President Jacques Chirac in Sarran, France.

In 2011, Peter was awarded Chevalier of Arts and Letters by the French government, and in 2019, he received France’s most prestigious distinction when he was appointed Officer of the Legion of Honor.

Elaine, Karen and Howard Kwok are the proprietors of the Vignobles K wineries.

They share their passion of wine making and French culture with their father Peter Kwok and have spent a portion of their formative years helping with the running of the family wine business. They are actively involved in building out wine sales and distribution in China and other parts of the world.

Elaine, formerly a Director and Principal Auctioneer at Christie’s, is now Managing Partner, Asia of Hauser & Wirth, an international contemporary art gallery. Having worked in luxury retail for many years, Karen now works in education. Howard works in the family business managing investments in China and Europe, after working at McKinsey & Company and Morgan Stanley.

Jean-Christophe Meyrou manages the team of Vignobles K since 2014.

In 1997, he joined the team of Jean-Michel Arcaute at Edonia, a Bordeaux-based wine merchant, with estates in France, Hungary and Argentina. In 2003 he was named the company’s Export Director. During his tenure at Edonia, Jean-Christophe directed the development of the Alta Vista Winery in Mendoza, Argentina, ultimately taking production from zero to more than 2 million bottles annually.

In 2005, he joined the team of Vignobles Péré-Vergé as Director, where he managed Château Le Gay, Château La Violette and Château Montviel, in Pomerol, Château La Gravière in Lalande de Pomerol, and Bodega Monteviejo in Argentina.
Under his guidance, both Le Gay and La Violette where elevated to the top 10 of Pomerol.

Jean-Chistophe then joins Vignobles ADAMS (Château Fonplégade and Château l’Enclos) as General Manager in 2010.

Jean-Christophe Meyrou studied International Economy and the Distribution of Wine and Spirits in Bordeaux.

Between the Bourbonnais region where she grew up and Provence where she spent all her vacations, Emmanuelle discovered and appreciated the world of wine very early on.

Quickly passionate, she chose Bordeaux to study and obtained a BTS in Viticulture and Oenology and the National Diploma of Oenology.

After a period in California and a year at Hugh Ryman Wines, she joined Château Angélus in 1996, where she stayed for 25 years and participated as Oenologist and then Technical Director in the remarkable evolution of this wine. At the same time, she was also in charge of the technical aspects of Château Bellevue from 2008 to 2021.

Emmanuelle has joined Vignobles K in 2022.

A wine enthusiast and epicurean at heart, Christopher shows his commitment to specialising in this field by pursuing an MBA in Wines and Spirits at INSEEC Bordeaux.

From 2013 to 2018, he joins the wine merchant LD Vins to develop sales in Shanghai. On his return to Bordeaux, he continues his career at LD VINS as Area Manager in the United States and then in Japan.

In love with his native region, he returns to Cahors in 2019 for its truffles, Malbecs and to manage the export development of Château de Haute-Serre and Château de Mercuès.

Christopher joins Vignobles K in 2023 as Sales Director.

A young and rising star in the oenology consulting field, Thomas Duclos has gradually built up his reputation as one of top consulting oenologist over the past decade. He consults for a highly diverse group of Bordeaux estates, including some iconic estates en Premier Grands Crus Classes (such as Chateau Canon, Chateau Troplong Mondot).

His aim is for each property he works with to have its own identity and wines that withstand the test of time with perfect integrity and balance. Time is the silent test for Bordeaux’s finest wines, and an oenologist’s quest in constantly helping improve the quality of wine can only be judged through time.

He prides himself on his close working relationships and the tremendous amount of time spent in the field with the farming/technical team at each estate. He lives in the vineyard where he spends three quarters of his time and bases his decisions on oenological analyses. The lab is his research center and vineyard is his playground.

« Nous observons, nous interrogeons, nous adaptons. En nous appuyant sur les innovations techniques issues de la recherche et du développement, nous nous réinventons. » 

Fils, petit-fils, arrière-petit-fils d’agriculteurs viticulteurs et épicurien,  Mikaël Laizet ne pouvait qu’embrasser la carrière d’œnologue.

Nourrit de ses expériences en France, en Argentine et en Afrique du Sud notamment, Mikaël, tout en discrétion, fait bénéficier bon nombre de propriétés à travers le monde de son expertise.

Sa rigueur scientifique et sa passion pour l’expression des terroirs l’animent et le poussent à chercher toujours plus d’équilibre, de précision et de pureté dans les vins.