5 months on, i just racked for the second time. the color is beautiful, ruby red, very clear, and the smell is like eggs, old meat, spent coffee grounds, and very rich red wine tannins. i have no problem waiting this out, didn't intend to drink it for at least a year, but has anyone had a seemingly pleasant and good mannered mixture of berries and sugar turn into anything as foul as this only to have it emerge a nice finished wine within their lifetime??
anyone?
if no replies i'll just report back in september when i am deciding whether or not to forage for elderberries.