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Bottle and Ullage Description
BORDEAUX
BURGUNDY
• n. (within neck): the normal fill of young wines.
• bn. (base neck): a common fill for wines of any age.
• ts. (top shoulder): an acceptable level for wines of any age, and usual
level for wines over 10 years old.
• hs. (high shoulder): typical reduce through the cork with natural
evaporation, usually no problem for wines over 20 years old.
• ms. (mid-shoulder): may suggest weakening of cork with some risk
and variation.
• ls. (low-shoulder): risky and usually acceptable for sale only if rare
and interesting bottling.
For Burgundy, German and other wines in bottles with sloping necks
the ullage in shown in centimeters, measure from the base of the cork.
Example: (2bc5cm) means 2 bottles ullaged 5 centimeters.
• 3.5cm fill level or above: normal for wines younger than 20 years.
• 4-5cm fill level: considered well provenance for wine of aged 20
years or more.
• 5-7cm fill level: not uncommon for wine of 40 years or more. But the
lower fill level with higher risk.
/ ( ) (Bottle Size – Quantity of Litres)
Burgundy
Bordeaux
Champagne
Port
hbt half bottle(s) 0.375 0.375 0.375 0.375
bt(s) bottle(s) 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75
mag magnum 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
dmag double magnum 3 3
jero jeroboam 3 4.5-5 3
reho rehoboam 4.5
imp imperial 6
meth methuselah 6 6
salm salmanazar 9
balth balthazar 12
nebu nebuchanezzar 15
melr melchior 18
Ravenel is glad to provide you with the condition report of any of the items at
the auction. More information please refer to Ravenel.com.
(Cautionary Notes)
1. Wine Advocate Robert Parker Allen
Meadows
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1. All notes taken from the Wine Advocate, Robert Parker and Allen
Meadows' commends.
2. While every possible effort is made to indicate accurately the levels of the
older wines, such levels may change between cataloguing and sales. This
may be caused by the ageing of the cork or by a change in the temperature
of the storage conditions or the shipment of the wines.
3. There is a risk of cork failure with old wines which must be taken into
account by the potential buyer.
4. Any price negotiation or credit will not be made after the delivery, and
returns will not be accepted.
5. Ravenel will not provide substitutes under no circumstances, for example in
the case of breakage, or error of description and measurement. Labels may
be stained where wines have been stored in damp conditions. It should be
noted that such storage conditions are generally.
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