A Trio of Liquid Libations with Lasagne

Our son and daughter-in-law were passing through on Saturday on their way to spend Christmas in New Hampshire. We thought it was a good time to gather up our friends from afar and spend the evening by eating, drinking and making merry.

We had the drinking part covered with a Ravines 2010 Dry Riesling from the Finger Lakes with the appetizers and three different red wines all vintage 2010 with the lasagne.
The first in the lineup was a Pleiades made by Sean Thackrey of Bolinas, California. This Pleiades bottled in June, 2010 is a blend of Sangiovese, Viognier, Mourvèdre, Syrah, and Petite Sirah and as claimed on the label was fragrant and voluptuous. The next in the lineup was a Nebbiolo from Elio Sandri from the Langhe in Piedmont, Italy. The last in the trio was a Valpolicella from Brigaldara. I learned that this Valpolicella is made from the following grapes: Corvina 40% Corvinone 20% Rondinella, and Molinara e Sangiovese 40%. We've had the 2008 Elio Sandri Nebbiolo and the Valpolicello and we knew what to expect, but it was very interesting to be able to get our hands on a Pleiades and do the comparative tasting. All the wines paired well with the lasagne, it just depended on how much fruit/acidity ratio appealed to the individual's palette. I would say in order of most fruit to least it would be Pleiades>Valpolicella>Nebbiolo.