The inspiration to create this wine actually came out of the writing of this book. It was on rereading the invaluable words written by Luigi Veronelli about the white wine being made in the 1970s by John Dunkley and Palmina Abbagnano that Lana, Alessandro and Carlo decided to try to reinterpret it.
The grapes come from the vineyards that the Dunkleys found on their arrival in Gaiole in Chianti, which are destemmed then fermented in Drunk Turtle cocciopesto amphorae. Once fermentation has finished, most of the wine stays on its skins for six months, while a small amount (10-15%) ages without skins for the same amount of time in new 500-liter tonneaux. Following the ageing
period, the two wines are blended and bottled.