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Thanks Tom. Just checked and it's bottled 1979 thus as you said, those very old stocks have been bottled a long time ago. I doubt how drinkable it is, but I really like the bottle, it's really nice collectable item

One of my nicest colheitas is defenetely Barros 1935 in original OWC. I just wondering is this the oldest Barros colheita ever bottled? I know that they still have stocks of colheitas from 1930s still in wood, but is there anything older then '35? And if yes, is it ever been bottled?

I remember that I saw once the study that showed the correlation between fine wine prices and overall financial situation is low. I might even have that study on my hard disk.. Unfortunately for us I think the correlation is even lower in port prices. How many of us will decrease port buying because...

This is what keeps me posting - there can't be more insulting thing then call a serious port geek as a "Cruz Ruby"

Btw, what is the next step? How many posts do I need in order to become QdNN 1931 VP?

So it was to easy!!! Well Done Nevski. Correct. Somehow Hoopers came my mind, and when I checked Hooper's introduction from the Mayson's Port bible (page 284-285) it was there: "Hooper is an old name in the port trade revived by Real Companhia Vinicola, which bought the company in 1951." ...

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