Mysterious 1999 Yquem

Two mysterious bottles of the 1999 Château d’Yquem was opened last Tuesday. The first was so flat it bordered on water with a touch of sugar. The second bottle tasted like a cheap negociants Sauternes. On Wednesday morning the first bottle was returned to the Monopoly in Norway where they claimed it was excellent. I doubt it could have been, but I retasted mine on Wednesday evening, and it had gained some fruit and had almost some length. It was on a good negociants or petit château level. Thursday it gained more fruit and aftertaste; it was on a Château de Myrat level. On Friday I tasted it yet again, and it had gained, more fruit, almost creamy and apricots and the acidity was back. Long aftertaste and made me think of Guiraud 96. Today, on Saturday morning I took a few sips and it’s even fresher, with apricots, nuts, and some honey and creamier feel. Very fresh acidity and a quite intense palate with a long finish. Not an optimal bottle, but getting close. Very close. A bottle of 1996 was opened next to these on Tuesday and that was perfect and confirmed that these two were far off the mark. I thought it might be modern cork that robs the wine off fruit, but without the TCA off aromas. But whatever was wrong on Tuesday is here no more. Who said wine was a simple topic? If you are an art critic, the Picasso in front of you will never look like something from a nobody now will it?