Jeb Dunnuck, 97 points: With more clay in the soils, the 2024 Chardonnay DuMOL Estate Vineyard offers greater extract, acidity, and ageability alongside notes of white pineapple, salty earth, flint, and wet stones. More vertical and structured in profile, it was bottled just two months ago and should age beautifully over the next 15 years.

Wine Palate, 97 points: The 2024 Chardonnay DuMOL Estate prances out of the glass with showy notes of juicy pears and apple butter, opening out to an undercurrent of baker's yeast, honeycomb, and brioche, with a touch of lemon verbena. The medium- to full-bodied palate has an alluring satiny texture, with savory nuances accenting the ripe, spicy orchard fruit layers, finishing long with a lemony lift.

Vinous, 96 pts: The 2024 Chardonnay DuMOL Estate Vineyard is another potent, structured wine in this range from DuMOL. It emerges from three parcels planted with Hyde Wente and Mt. Eden clones on clay-rich soils that lend notable textural presence. Dried orchard fruit, white pepper, slate, chalk and mint all come alive in the glass. Readers should be in no rush here. This is a serious wine for the dinner table.

Wine Advocate, 96 points: Matured in 25% new oak French oak, plus seven months in stainless steel, the 2024 Chardonnay Estate Vineyard has alluring scents of peach, lemongrass and matchstick. The full-bodied palate has a satiny texture and deeply concentrated, expressive flavors. It’s balanced by succulent acidity and has a very long, fragrant finish.