Mead aging

My brew buddy and I were talking the other night about aging mead.
Does mead that has been bulk aged taste different than mead aged in the bottle?

Example: Two meads brewed on same day. three weeks in primary, racked onto fruit in the secondary, left for three weeks, placed in tertiary.
Batch one is left in teritay for six months batch two is left in tertiary for three weeks then bottled.

At the end of six months aging will both meads taste the same? Why or why not?

Thanks in advance

Doug

Bottle aging tends to differ slightly from bottle to bottle. Because they can't possibly see the exact same environment. Bulk aging just allows for a more consistent product from bottle to bottle.

Yep! I agree with Tusch. I much prefer to bulk age it all. I know this ties up the carboys but if you are not planning to drink it young then you will notice slight differences after the years go by.