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Hi everyone.
I am back with another product offering. Before I share it with my subscribers I wanted to know if there is any interest here.

I can't upload PDF here so if you interested email me at hello@prtwine.com

short description:

3 x 1937 ANTONIO JOSE DA SILVA COLHEITA PORT
Great condition.

message me for more info.
ps: the bottles are currently in the US

For old Colheitas like that, it is useful to know the bottling date.

Glenn E. wrote:For old Colheitas like that, it is useful to know the bottling date.

IIRC, the last AJdS was bottled sometime in the 1960’s. So it has to be at least that old. Last I had it some time ago, it was getting pretty long in the tooth due to bottle age.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑18:53 Thu 18 Jun 2026 For old Colheitas like that, it is useful to know the bottling date.

If I would have known, I would have mentioned that piece of information for sure. But there is no bottling date mentioned on the bottle labels.
So best guesses are before 1970 as the labeling looks to be the old style before the 1971 Colheitas came out.

But that the only thing known to me atm. I can send the whole PDF is your seriously interested and we can also discuss the asking price.
Cheers!

Internet tells me Foreign Brands Inc went into Chapter 11 in October 1979 so it will have been bottled and imported before then.

Simple maths says that 1813 + 155 = 1968 as the earliest bottling date so we're looking at a wine bottled in the period 1968-1978.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑11:29 Fri 19 Jun 2026 Simple maths says that 1813 + 155 = 1968 as the earliest bottling date so we're looking at a wine bottled in the period 1968-1978.

My estimate too - I think FTLOP has also done similar math so it's fair to say the colheita has been barreled for a decent amount of time before bottling.
almost a 90 year old wine - pretty amazing people are still finding them in family collections (I think I would've drank them for sure ;P)

Prtwine wrote:

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑11:29 Fri 19 Jun 2026 Simple maths says that 1813 + 155 = 1968 as the earliest bottling date so we're looking at a wine bottled in the period 1968-1978.

My estimate too - I think FTLOP has also done similar math so it's fair to say the colheita has been barreled for a decent amount of time before bottling.
almost a 90 year old wine - pretty amazing people are still finding them in family collections (I think I would've drank them for sure ;P)

Roughly 30 yrs in cask. Now, ~50+ yrs in bottle. The latter has not been kind to these.

That’s not to say it’s undrinkable. But your expected price, which is conveniently not listed, is probably not in line with the current quality of these.

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑12:30 Sat 20 Jun 2026

Prtwine wrote:

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑11:29 Fri 19 Jun 2026 Simple maths says that 1813 + 155 = 1968 as the earliest bottling date so we're looking at a wine bottled in the period 1968-1978.

My estimate too - I think FTLOP has also done similar math so it's fair to say the colheita has been barreled for a decent amount of time before bottling.
almost a 90 year old wine - pretty amazing people are still finding them in family collections (I think I would've drank them for sure ;P)

Roughly 30 yrs in cask. Now, ~50+ yrs in bottle. The latter has not been kind to these.

That’s not to say it’s undrinkable. But your expected price, which is conveniently not listed, is probably not in line with the current quality of these.

Prices are not that important for the seller so a serious offer can therefore be considered. We haven’t put a price as this is a bottle without proper bottling date + no proven provenance. Looking forward to receiving an actual offer

Didn't the name change and thus the labeling change from Antonio Jose Da Silva to Quinta do Noval happen in 1973? If so, the most recent bottling date it could be would be 1972.

1973 also happened to be the date that the US changed from 1 Pint 9 fluid ounces (as seen on the label in the lower left hand side) to 750ml. But it was also phased in over 6 years so it's hard to say if that came in to play as far as the bottling date.

I have a 1941 version with the same exact label. The bottle is in great shape, but I'm not so sure about the Colheita, lol.