Made with 65% Sangiovese and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2012 Il Querciolaia is a big and powerful wine, for sure. You get loads of dark extraction and intensity here with a lavish presentation of dark fruit, spice and cured tobacco aromas. This was a warm vintage and the effect is a bit heavy, syrupy and sticky as a result. The finish is so extracted, you taste some bitterness as a result.