Open 10:00-4:00, Thursday-Monday only
Appt required? No
Last barlinwine.com visit: 2009
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Tasting:
Russian Hill is a small winery situated on the southern end of the Russian River Valley. The tasting room and winery sits perched on a hillside overlooking vineyards and estates.
The view was the highlight of our trip to Russian Hill, unfortunately. Based on feedback from other visitors, I think this was mostly due to timing. We visited the winery on July 4 -- it was a Saturday, but the woman working the tasting room even said at some point that she "thought we should have been closed today". She clearly didn't want to be there, and it impacted the tasting.
Russian Hill makes primarily Pinot Noir and Syrah. They only had open the worst of their wines, and I didn't have the heart to ask for others on such a slow day. We started the tasting with their Viognier -- somewhat decent, but forgettable. She then poured their "Patio Pink", a dry of Rosé of Pinot Noir, that at $14 a bottle was overpriced.
We tasted their estate Pinot Noir and and their estate Syrah as well, and while they were okay, neither of the two wines impressed me. Overall, it's a beautiful view from Russian Hill, but on this particular day, both the wine and the tasting room failed to deliver.
Russian Hill is a small winery situated on the southern end of the Russian River Valley. The tasting room and winery sits perched on a hillside overlooking vineyards and estates.
The view was the highlight of our trip to Russian Hill, unfortunately. Based on feedback from other visitors, I think this was mostly due to timing. We visited the winery on July 4 -- it was a Saturday, but the woman working the tasting room even said at some point that she "thought we should have been closed today". She clearly didn't want to be there, and it impacted the tasting.
Russian Hill makes primarily Pinot Noir and Syrah. They only had open the worst of their wines, and I didn't have the heart to ask for others on such a slow day. We started the tasting with their Viognier -- somewhat decent, but forgettable. She then poured their "Patio Pink", a dry of Rosé of Pinot Noir, that at $14 a bottle was overpriced.
We tasted their estate Pinot Noir and and their estate Syrah as well, and while they were okay, neither of the two wines impressed me. Overall, it's a beautiful view from Russian Hill, but on this particular day, both the wine and the tasting room failed to deliver.
Recommended wine: Nothing that I tasted was recommendable. I'd be interested to try some of their single vineyard Pinots, but the wines we had were pretty average.
Ratings (out of 5):
 WINE | 2.50 |  TASTING ROOM | 4.00 |
 ATMOSPHERE | 1.00 |  VALUE | 3.00 |
 OVERALL | 2.63 | ||
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