Tawse introduced the sketches line a few years ago with a Riesling, and since then Sketches has grown to include a Rosé, a Cabernet-Merlot and this unoaked Chardonnay. now I could get into the genesis of Sketches, which came out of the ashes of Echos (which is now a restaurant only label), but let's not waste each other's time on the past and focus only on the present. This is a lovely Chardonnay for those fans of the unwooded variety. The nose has lots of apple with a little lemon and mineral backing it up. There's a big hit of acidity on the palate (trademark of whites from this vintage year), pear starts off the fruit flavour then it kicks into Granny Smith apple and sidles its way into some mineral notes. Crisp, clean and lovely. Price: $17.95 - Rating: ****