Vinos Ambiz
Fabio Bartolomei,
Vinos Ambiz is a small winery managed by Fabio Bartolomei. Raised in Scotland by Italian parents, he moved to Madrid over 20 years ago. It wasn´t long after, in 2003, when he decided to pursue a personal interest ( and family tradition) in winemaking and leased a small plot of Airén from an old winemaker.
With the grapes from this plot, he began making wine using people´s garages and any sapce he could borrow in and around Madrid and in Sierra de Gredos. It was only in 2013 when he managed to rent the cellar of and old wine cooperative in the village of El Tiemblo where he opened his permanent cellar.
He now has plots in some places of Sierra de Gredos, the climate here, like that of the city of Madrid, is continental. Very hot in summer and cold in winter. The granitic/sandy soil drains well and retains heat, favoring the maturation process. The soil is low in nutrients, forcing the vines to work harder, increasing complexity and minerality.
Fabio works with several indigenous and often underrepresented grape varieties such as Doré, Malvar, Airén, Albillo and Chelva as well as the more common Sauvignon Blanc, Garnacha and Tempranillo.