1988 Barbaresco Asili Riserva

I am not a huge fan of the 1988 vintage in Piedmont as many wines have aged relatively prematurely, but that is not the case here. To be sure, 1988 is a relatively small-scaled vintage, but these Barbarescos were all very fine. The wines seem to have exhausted their potential for development, but they aren't tired at all and should continue to hold for a number of years. Sadly, the 1988 Barbaresco Riserva Asili was flawed and therefore impossible to evaluate.