nice. this sounds great and i'm sure it's one that will age to be even better (thinking 3+ years). mead is one of the wines on my list of, "need to make" wines. the vintner's harvest brand seems pretty good from what i've used (cranberry, blackberry, elderberry, raspberry, merlot and black currant-IIRC).
from the mead i've had, it seems to be a good wine to mix with other varieties, too.