Advancing Specific Local Wine Identification through Integration of ICP-MS Mineral Wine Profiles and Machine Learning: A Case Study on Discrimination Among the Ten Beaujolais Crus

Yohann Clément; Pierre Lantéri; Agnès Hagège; Bertrand Chatelet; Théodore Tillement; Coraline Duroux; Leticia Sarlo; François Lux; Olivier Tillement

arXiv · 2610.41495

Advancing Specific Local Wine Identification through Integration of ICP-MS Mineral Wine Profiles and Machine Learning: A Case Study on Discrimination Among the Ten Beaujolais Crus

Yohann Clément·Pierre Lantéri·Agnès Hagège·Bertrand Chatelet·Théodore Tillement·Coraline Duroux·Leticia Sarlo·François Lux·Olivier Tillement

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The Beaujolais vineyard, located in France's Auvergne-Rh{ô}ne-Alpes region, is internationally recognized for its geological diversity and the strong identity of its ten crus. Guaranteeing authenticity of these appellations is essential for producers and regulators, as mislabeling and fraud can undermine both economic value and consumer trust. In this study, we introduce the Mineral Wine Profile (MWP), a high-throughput ICP-MS protocol enabling the semi-quantitative analysis of more than 40 mineral elements. A total of 1288 Gamay wines from the 2022 and 2023 vintages, collected across the ten Beaujolais crus, were analyzed. Multivariate statistical methods and machine learning were applied to assess their discriminatory power. Principal Component Analysis clearly separated vintages, while Random Forest models achieved 98% accuracy for vintage classification. Mixture Discriminant Analysis further differentiated the ten crus with an average accuracy of 92%. Misclassifications mostly occurred between geographically neighboring crus, reflecting overlapping soil structures and terroir continuity. Element-soil correlations (e.g., Fe enriched in clay-rich soils, Mn in sandy soils, Cs in silty soils) provided mechanistic insights into terroir differentiation. These results confirm that wine mineral fingerprints can act as reliable chemical memories of origin. By combining elemental profiling with Machine Learning, this work demonstrates a robust, reproducible, and scalable approach for intra-regional wine authentication. Beyond its scientific contribution, the MWP approach offers practical applications for the valorization of terroirs, protection of Appellations d'Origine Contr{ô}l{é}e (AOC), and fraud prevention in the wine industry.

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Yohann Clément, Pierre Lantéri, Agnès Hagège, Bertrand Chatelet, Théodore Tillement, Coraline Duroux, Leticia Sarlo, François Lux, Olivier Tillement. 2026-10-30. Advancing Specific Local Wine Identification through Integration of ICP-MS Mineral Wine Profiles and Machine Learning: A Case Study on Discrimination Among the Ten Beaujolais Crus. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.41495

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