JC Le Roux
Western Cape, South Africa
The House of J.C. Le Roux holds a special place in South African wine history. Founded in 1983, it was the country's first cellar devoted entirely to sparkling wine, a bold move at a time when most South African producers considered bubbles an afterthought. The name honours Jean le Roux, a French Huguenot viticulturist who planted vines in Stellenbosch around 1704, and that pioneering spirit runs through everything the house produces. Based in the Devon Valley just outside Stellenbosch, the cellar released South Africa's first Pinot Noir Méthode Cap Classique in 1985 and has been pushing boundaries ever since. Under cellar master Melanie van der Merwe, the range spans everything from serious Cap Classique to fun, fruit-driven sparklers like Le Domaine. It remains the country's leading dedicated sparkling wine house, the name South Africans reach for when there's something to celebrate.
Wines from JC Le Roux
A selection of JC Le Roux wines available through South African Wines.
Western Cape
Le Domaine draws its fruit from vineyards scattered across the Western Cape, from coastal sites cooled by Atlantic breezes to warmer inland slopes, all planted between 50 and 300 metres above sea level. This broad sourcing is deliberate. By blending components from different microclimates, the cellar builds a consistent house style that balances the crisp acidity of cooler sites with the ripe generosity of warmer ones. It's the Western Cape's extraordinary diversity captured in a single glass.
