Pours a tad darker, ocer gold. Clear. Scent is intense, dried fruits indeed. Tad 'chemical' almost, like aromatized cleaning products. I expect the mead to be more natural , but that's the connection my brain makes anyways. Taste starts of immensely intense on the berry side. Full, yet fairly gentle sweetness. Acidity ( not sour ! ) from the fruits are very concentrated, perhaps this sweet mead should have been even more sweet - providing a better balance. A fairly rough mead, that doesn't really work to me, but has some nice aspects.