No. White wines don’t have the tannins, so breathing doesn’t make a difference.
If you have an old, tired wine the last thing you might want to do is let it breathe.
If you have a great big very young red that you’re going to drink in a hurry you might consider decanting so the wine will soften more quickly.
In any case wine is subjective. Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher agree that the best time to bring out a decanter is when the person who gave it to you is coming over.
You mean to say that he didn’t take the temperature of the wine ???