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It details specific descriptors for Bordeaux-style bottles, such as 'into neck,' 'top-shoulder,' and 'low-shoulder,' offering professional assessments of the condition and potential risks associated with each level for wines of various ages. Additionally, the guide includes a reference section on standard bottle sizes, ranging from magnums to nebuchadnezzars, and provides specialized advice on evaluating burgundy wines, where the slope of the shoulder necessitates measuring the ullage in centimeters rather than using traditional shoulder-based descriptors. 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Instead, the level between the cork and the wine should be measured and catalogued in centimeters.",{"name":116,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":117},"Is a 'low-shoulder' level risky for a wine?",{"text":118,"@type":110},"Yes, a 'low-shoulder' level is considered risky and is generally only accepted for sale if the wine or its label is exceptionally rare or interesting, and it is always offered with a low estimate.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":121,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":123,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":125,"site_id":56},564874,1792083775,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":128},{"doc_id":125,"user_id":129,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":9,"category_id":50,"category_name":51,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":101,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":9,"language":136,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":140,"read_time":4},962090760408,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_085a072bc5b1113ac321206ff7593b45","LEVEL/ULLAGE DESCRIPTIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS  \n(see notes below)  \nCatalogue  \ndescriptions  \nhigh fill  \ninto neck  \nbase of neck  \ntop-shoulder  \nupper-shoulder  \nmid-shoulder  \nmid-low shoulder  \nlow-shoulder  \n6 mid-shoulder:Probably some weakening ofthe cork and some risk.Not abnormal forwines 30/40 years of age.Estimates usually take this into account.  \ninto neck:Level of young wines.Exceptionally good in wines over 1o yearsold.  \nmid-low-shoulder:Some risk.Low esti-mates.  \nlow-shoulder:Risky and usually onlyaccepted for sale if wine or label exception-ally rare or interesting.Always offered withlow estimate.  \nwine.Outstandingly good for a wine of 20years in bottle,or longer.  \nvery top-shoulder  \ntop-shoulder:Normal for any claret 15years old or older.  \n5upper-shoulder:Slight natural reduction  \nthrough the easing of the cork and evapora-tion through cork and capsule.Usually noproblem.Acceptable for any wine over 20years old.Exceptional forpre-195o wines.  \n# BOTTLE SIZES\n\n=two regular bottles  \nmagnum  \ndouble-magnum  \n=four regular bottles  \n=four regular bottles  \njeroboam  \n(Burgundy,Champagne)  \njeroboam  \n=six regular bottles  \n(Bordeaux)  \n(or s litres)  \n=eight regular bottles  \nimperiale  \n(Bordeaux)  \nmethuselah(Burgundy)  \n=eight regular bottles  \nsalmanazar  \n=twelve regular bottles  \n(Bordeaux)  \n=sixteen regular bottles  \nbalthazar  \n(Bordeaux)  \nnebuchadnezzar  \n=twenty regular bottles  \n(Bordeaux)  \nBecause of the slope of shoulder it is impractical todescribe levels as mid-shoulder,etc.Whereverappropriate the level between cork and wine willbe measured and catalogued in centimetres.  \nThe condition and drinkability of burgundy is lessffected by ullage than its equivalent fromBordeaux.For example,a s to 7 cm.ullage in a30-year-old burgundy can be considered normal,indeed good for age,3.5 to 4 cm.excellent for age,even 7cm.rarely a risk.","cbCaipxxtH96QC4j","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipxxtH96QC4j","pdf",261433,"English","# Level and Ullage Descriptions\n## Bordeaux Ullage Categories\n## Burgundy Ullage Assessment\n# Bottle Sizes\n## Standard Sizes and Equivalents","[{\"question\":\"What does 'into neck' mean for a wine bottle?\",\"answer\":\"'Into neck' describes the level of liquid in a young wine, and it is considered exceptionally good for wines that are over 10 years old.\"},{\"question\":\"How should the ullage of a burgundy bottle be described?\",\"answer\":\"Due to the slope of the shoulder in burgundy bottles, it is impractical to use standard shoulder-based descriptors. Instead, the level between the cork and the wine should be measured and catalogued in centimeters.\"},{\"question\":\"Is a 'low-shoulder' level risky for a wine?\",\"answer\":\"Yes, a 'low-shoulder' level is considered risky and is generally only accepted for sale if the wine or its label is exceptionally rare or interesting, and it is always offered with a low estimate.\"}]","Wine Level - Ullage Descriptions and Interpretations | PDF",1791844715]