The Partagas Black Label features a Medio Tiempo wrapper, vs. the Costa Rican wrapper on the Vegas "A". I used to smoke the PBL alot, but have switched to the Vegas "A", because of the price difference, and more flavor IMHO.
When I am in the mood for a big dark cigar like the PBL I some times will grab a Sancho Panza Double Maduro , the 6.5 x 48 retails for about 47 bucks for a box of 20., I hope this helps a bit. Enjoy, Vince
After reading these posts I'm gonna buy some Sancho Panza Double Maduros. Don't get me wrong, I really like 5 Vegas As and Partagas Black labels very much. But, Vince is right, you can't go wrong for the price of the Sancho Panzas.