Have you always dreamed of living the life of a castle? Well, here it is possible thanks to Ségolaine and Charles, who will make you feel at home in the castle. Because here, hospitality and sharing are not empty words. It's so peaceful, you don't necessarily imagine that there could have been so much fighting and rivalry here at one time ? Fortunately for us, it's over. But it's true that this house... well, what I call the house, which is in fact the castle of Les Riceys Bas. I say "house" because it's our family home, was first and foremost a large fortress, whose function was essentially to protect the people of the village. And this castle has undergone some wartime changes. There are horrific accounts of armed bands passing through and completely destroying the face of Les Riceys. And so, who was fighting between whom here? Against everyone, in fact. But the most flamboyant period in terms of war was the Hundred Years' War, since this castle was part of the Duchy of Burgundy, with Chancellor Rolin as owner at the time. The famous chancellor who founded the Hospices de Beaune in 1441, bought this house in 1425. He had reinforced the defences, because it was on the border with Champagne. The Champenois were on the side of the kings of France, the Burgundians on the side of the English. We must not forget that it was the Burgundians who took Joan of Arc prisoner, and who gave her, or transferred her, or sold her to the English so that she could be burned in Rouen. So it was a very, very turbulent period. The last major modification of this house was in the 18th century, with the central part that you see there with the large windows. And how did this château come into the family? This château was sold by Michel de Pomereu in 1802 to my great-great-grandfather, a family called the Hoûets, who were, in fact, very wealthy wine merchants, since the village of Les Riceys has been a wine-producing village since the 11th century. And so, the activity of this house today is twofold: on the one hand, a tourist activity of cultural animation. On the other hand, it is a winegrowing operation where we are starting to make our own champagne. A wine-producing village that we know in particular for the rosé of Les Riceys that we tasted in a previous episode. Les Riceys is the southernmost commune of the Champagne appellation, just after we are in Burgundy.