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Le château en bref
The Château d'Armajan des Ormes stands at the entrance to Preignac, in the Gironde. This Louis XV-style residence, probably dating from the 16th century, was built for Pierre Sauvage, a wealthy bourgeois who had been ennobled. According to the reported tradition, King Charles IX stopped here during a journey from Bordeaux. The Sauvage family later passed Yquem on to the House of Lur-Saluces shortly before the Revolution. The château is today the seat of a wine estate run by the Perromat family for three generations. The Renaissance tomb of Pierre Sauvage is preserved in the church of Preignac.