| Category | Name | Rating | | Notes |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Beaulieu Vineyard BV Coastal Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | A very good wine that should get even better with age. Traces of dark-berry, black-cherry, ripe-fruit, and herbaceous aromas; a hint of bitterness. Good value. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Beringer Knights Valley Appellation Collection Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | A very good wine, though time needed for its tannins to soften. Traces of dark-berry, cassis, ripe-fruit, and spicy aromas. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Black Opal Cabernet Sauvignon | 3.5 | | A decent, fruit-dominated wine that's less complex and slightly more tart than most. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Chateau Larose-Trintaudon Haut-Medoc | 2.5 | | Simpler, less balanced than most, and a trace of mustiness. Drink now. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Chateau Ste. Michelle Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | Still very good but, compared with most, somewhat less complex, slightly less fruity and tannic, and slightly more oaky. Traces of cassis, spicy, and vanilla aromas. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Clos du Bois Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | A very good wine that should bet even better with age. Traces of cassis, ripe-fruit, herbaceous, and spicy aromas. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Gallo of Sonoma Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | A very good wine with a lot of fruit flavor. Should get even better with age. Traces of cassis, ripe-fruit, and spicy aromas. Lingers on the palate. Good value. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Gallo of Sonoma Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | A very good wine with a lot of fruit flavor. Should get even better with age. Traces of cassis, ripe-fruit, and spicy aromas. Lingers on the palate. Good value. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Georges Duboeuf Vin de Pays d'Oc | 3.0 | | A decent wine, though less comples and more diminated by fruit than most. Traces of cassis, black-cherry, herbaceous, and spicy aromas. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon | 3.5 | | Decent but slightly less fruity and complex than most, with traces of berry, cassis, ripe-fruit and spicy aromas, a hint of bitterness. 1997 vintage is slightly better. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon | 3.5 | | Decent but slightly less fruity and complex than most, with traces of berry, cassis, ripe-fruit and spicy aromas, a hint of bitterness. 1997 vintage is slightly better. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Lindemans Bin 45 Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.5 | | An excellent wine with concentrated fruit flavors that linger on the palate. Traces of dark-berry, black-cherry, ripe-fruit, spicy, and herbaceous aromas; a hind t of bitterness. Should get even better with age. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Meridian Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | A very good wine that should get even better with age. Traces of dark-berry, ripe-fruit, vegetal, herbaceous, and spicy aromas; a hint of bitterness. Good value. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Napa Ridge Coastal Central Coast Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | Very good and full-bodied, but the concentrated ripe-fruit aroma includes hints of prunes and raisins. A bit less dry, less tart, and less tannic than most. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Raymond Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | A very good, but very young, wine; needs time for its tannins to soften. Slightly more oaky than most, with traces of dark-berry, herbaceous, spicy, and vanilla aromas. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Robert Mondavi Coastal North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | A very good wine that's afew years away from hitting its peak. Traces of cassis, black-cherry, ripe-fruit, herbaceous, and black-pepper aromas. Good value. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Rodney Strong Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | A very good wine that should get even better with age. Traces of cassis, ripe-fruit, herbaceous, and spicy aromas. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Sterling Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon | 4.0 | | A very good wine that should bet even bette rwith age. Traces of dark-berry, black-cherry, ripe-fruit, herbaceous, and spicy aromas. |