One of the leading families of northeast Italy, Allegrini’s least expensive offerings are bottled under the Corte Giara label. The richly fruity, medium-bodied, pure 2003 Merlot/Corvina reveals copious quantities of cherry and currant fruit intermixed with notions of chocolate and earth. Drink it over the next year. A Leonardo Locascio Selection, Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620