Thai wine from the year 2543

Just to put perplexed mind at rest, I don't have the ability for time travel; it's only that the calendar used is the Thai calendar, so 2543 is actually 1999. Whilst on the note of different ways of signifying vintages, I also had a Gavi from La Scolca where they used words to denote the vintage: due mille tre (2003).

The Siam Winery has floating vineyards in the Chao Phraya Delta, where they grow Malaga Blanc (white) and Pokdum (red). The rose above is made from a mixture of both grapes. I had this wine on a trip to Chiang Mai in August 2003 (the year of SARS). It was good enough as a party wine, but not something for deep contemplation. This was the trip I bought the Dealul Mare wine (see blog of 24/3/11) as well as a Lambrusco di Sorbara. Of course I would not let slip an opportunity of bringing a Thai wine back to Hong Kong. I bought two as well as a wine from a Thai-owned St Emilion chateau. That however belongs to another tidbit.