Ever tried a Loupiac?

I have to say that I hadn't, at least not that I can put my finger on. So, what is Loupiac? It's a sweet Bordeaux wine made next door to the more famous Cadillac, and I read they were supposed to be more mineral than the Cadillac's. Sort of Bordeuax flavours on Riesling minerality feel sounded interesting (at least that was what I could read out of the description) so I had a go for it.

2009 Château Jean-Fonthenille;
Pale golden, some apples, actually Rieslingish nose! Fresh feel to it, but acidity is just fine, quite elegant and pure, OK length. 81

2008 Château Jean-Fonthenille;
Pale gold, yellow plums, lacks the freshness of the 09, less acidity, OK length. 79

2005 Château Jean-Fonthenille;
Golden, honey, almonds, elegant, quite nice texture, better acidity actually, starting to feel a bit like a Tokaji 3 puttonyos. 82

2003 Château du Cros;
Golden, honney and apricots with burnt almonds, OK acidity, oxidized apples, nice length. 83

2003 Château L'Enclos-Miqueu;
Golden, apricots and almonds, apple cake, balanced, OK acidity, nice length. 81

Even if you might find the scores a bit low to be of interest, these are quite inexpensive, and they are something worth trying, as they have a different expression than Cadillac, and in many ways fresher. It would be interesting to know what they could make here with a little more money, and the wines tend to have a mixed feel of Riesling and Tokaji in the back ground. I have no idea if these are representative producers, two were from 03, an atypical vintage and so on. But I would like to try some more to find out.