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Ekaterina N Epova1, Sylvain Bérail2, Fabienne Séby3
1Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux CNRS/University of Pau & Pays Adour, UMR5254, Hélioparc Pau-Pyrénées, 2, Avenue du Président Angot, 64053 Pau Cedex 9, France; Laboratoires des Pyrénées et des Landes, Rue des Écoles, 64150 Lagor, France.
Abstract:
The 87Sr/86Sr ratio and Sr concentrations of 43 authentic Bordeaux wines from the world's most prestigious châteaux are presented in the context of their relation to the geographical origin of wine and authenticity. The results demonstrate relatively narrow spans of variabilities observed for 87Sr/86Sr ratio and Sr concentrations in authentic Bordeaux wines, which can be used with reasonable certainty as specific parameters for identifying regional wineries. For comparison, a set of imitated Bordeaux wines was studied for Sr isotopic and elemental compositions. A significant excess of both parameters in suspicious wines were found in reference to authentic values. Such natural and anthropogenically induced variations offer an enhanced discriminating potential of Sr. The unique Sr binary signature may detect imitated wines and trace genuine products from different regional wineries. The obtained results shown a promising perspective for wine authenticity control by means of Sr isotopic and elemental composition.
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