Tank Garage Winery — 2023 Middle Finger II, Red Wine, Napa Valley
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Middle Finger II

Middle Finger II

One finger wasn't enough.

The time seems right to bring back our most fanatically popular wine of all time. But this time, we have an all new perspective. Middle Finger part II is an even more defiant FUCK OFF to all the doubters, traitors, and assholes out there. 

This version is even more subversive than the original. A Napa Valley blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with a hit of Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Merlot. We instructed our winemaking team to go as hard as they possibly could on this one and they did not cut a corner or disappoint. This shit is the real deal. Read more

Wine Specs & Profile +
Blackberries
Chocolate
Cherry
Plum
Cedar
Violet
Fruity
Savory
Red Fruit
Black Fruit
Light
Robust

Wine Details for 2023 Middle Finger II, Red Wine, Napa Valley

Variety: 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec, 3% Petit Verdot, 1% Merlot

Vintage: 2023

Wine Style: Dry Red

Bottle Format: 750ml

Winemaker: Bertus van Zyl

Production Details

Fermentation Details: Extended barrel fermentation and extraction

Oak Program: New French Oak

Technical Information

Alcohol Content: 14.9

Tasting Notes

Appearance: Dark red

Serving Suggestions

Ageing Potential: 2040

Serving Temperature: Room Temperature

Food Pairings: Double cheeseburgers with a fuck-ton of pickles, carne asada fries, slightly burnt pepperoni pizza, Korean fried chicken, or whatever the fuck you like

Brand Positioning: One finger wasn't enough. The time seems right to bring back our most fanatically popular wine of all time. But this time, we have an all new perspective. Middle Finger part II is an even more defiant FUCK OFF to all the doubters, traitors, and assholes out there.  This version is even more subversive than the original. A Napa Valley blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with a hit of Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Merlot. We instructed our winemaking team to go as hard as they possibly could on this one and they did not cut a corner or disappoint. This shit is the real deal. Somewhere between Napa and Yountville lays a prestigious, valley-floor vineyard that probably never thought their precious grapes would end up in a bottle with a gold-emblazoned middle finger on it. But here we are. Our next gesture is something most wineries are too big or impatient for: extended barrel extractions. After precise destemming and sorting, we put our fruit into open top French oak barrels and puncheons where they undergo fermentation. The typical Napa Cab you find in the grocery store would stop here, but not us. We let the berries sit in the barrels for 30-50 days, with gentle massaging, to extract color and dense flavors and allow tannins to integrate into that silky smooth texture you only get from cult wine producers. Like us. After we press the grapes out, they spent 22 months in 100% new French oak to make a wine that is even more OP. Black cherry, blackberry and ripe plum come flying out of a glass that’s dark enough to have a record. Violet, cocoa, cedar and toasted spice follow, while the palate brings a wall of juicy black fruit, dark chocolate and warm oak. It’s big, plush and smooth as hell, with velvety tannins and a long finish that politely declines to fuck off. Pairs with double cheeseburgers with a fuck-ton of pickles, carne asada fries, slightly burnt pepperoni pizza, Korean fried chicken, or whatever the fuck you like. The original Middle Finger was such a sensation, we had A-list celebrities begging us for a bottle. After another six years of bullshit, we decided it was time to bring it back, but we wanted to evolve the concept. We went back to Italian artist Alessandro Paglia to create this luxurious sculpted gold gesture again, but from the inside perspective. Y'all have begged and pleaded for us to bring this back. We hear it every day. Well, here it is, fuckers! Come and get it. (We apologize for the language, but you knew what you signed up for 🖕.)