The famous competition “20 sur Vin”, renamed in 2012 the “Left Bank Bordeaux Cup”, has been organised by the Commanderie du Bontemps since 2002.

DBR (Lafite) officially began its microblog at the end May 2012 on Weibo, the main social network in China that has more than 300 million users.

As in previous years, Charles Chevallier presents the new vintage for the Bordeaux Châteaus.

The tenth Wine Awards took place on 3 March 2012 at the Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg, in Bergisch Gladbach in Germany.

In order to ensure high quality support for consumers and to strengthen the authentication system for its wines, Château Lafite Rothschild introduced Prooftag's "Bubble Seal" security system in February 2012.

Our partner in the UK, Waddesdon Wines, was awarded the prestigious Wine Supplier of the Year award by the UK’s largest restaurant group Mitchells and Butler’s.

In 2009, Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) brought a long-standing project to fruition: the creation of a vineyard in China on the Penglai peninsula in the Shandong province. This project has been developed in partnership with the Chinese national group CITIC.

As in previous years, Baron Eric de Rothschild has chosen to collaborate with a famous photographer to produce our traditional New Year's card.
In 2012, it is the work of Elger Esser that captures the "Lafite Spirit".

On 20 November DBR (Lafite)'s Technical Director of Bordeaux Châteaus hosted a tasting at the Landmark Hotel in London.