Awarded 2026/27 Rapsöl Naturbelassen kaltgepresst - Freiherr Knigge Ölmühle
Cold-pressed rapeseed oil from the Freiherr Knigge Ölmühle oil mill at the Rittergut Pattensen manor in the Calenberger Land: mild, delicately nutty & golden yellow. The Knigge family keeps every step in its own hands, from the seed on the estate's fields to bottling on the farm.
What sets this product apart
Traditional screw presses extract the oil at temperatures below 50 °C, so its character and golden-yellow colour are preserved. On the palate it is mild and delicately nutty, shaped by the choice of variety and the climate of the Deistervorland. Heat-stable up to 175 °C, it suits salads, frying & baking. It also provides vitamin E and unsaturated fatty acids in a natural balance of omega-3, -6 & -9.
The Knigge family has farmed the Rittergut Pattensen in the Calenberger Land for more than 650 years. From that experience comes the oil mill's closed value chain: sowing, tending the rapeseed fields, pressing & bottling, all on the estate itself. Where industrial oils often pass through anonymous production chains, here everything remains traceable in one pair of hands, from the fertile soil of the Deistervorland to the bottle.
Silky consistency, clean flavour, great colour.
Very aromatic, full-bodied.
Where to find this product
Available directly from the farm. Fresh and regional: straight from the source, full of flavour.
Available in selected food retailers across Lower Saxony.
