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When describing the bottles offered by us, we use the following abbreviations to give you as much information as possible about the bottle in question.
Fill level:
IN. - Into Neck
B.N. - Base Neck
V.T.S. - Very Top Shoulder
T.S. - Top Shoulder
U.S. Upper Shoulder
M.S. - Mid Shoulder
L.S. - Low Shoulder
Labels
G.L. - Good Label: label is in undamaged condition.
V.S.S.L. - Very Slightly Stained Label: label has very minor stain or discoloration.
S.S.L. - Slightly Stained Label: Label has light spots or contamination on the label.
S.L. - Stained Label: Label has obvious contamination or stains on the label.
V.S.D.L. - Very Slightly Damaged Label: label has very little damage.
S.D.L - Slightly Damaged Label: label has light damage.
D.L. - Damaged Label: label is damaged.
There are also a number of abbreviations that occur:
OHK / OWC - Original Wooden Case: bottles include the original chateau case.
OC - Original Carton: bottles include the original box.
Mc - Mise Chateau: original bottling on chateau.
Neg - Negociant: filling by trader, especially in old Bordeaux and Burgundy wines.
N.V. - Non Vintage: no year, especially used by Champagne.