I like kuzi's answer better than mine, i was just talking in a practical sense about sizing and burn matters, he gets to the crux of the point on wrapper to filler. (Though i will admit on 'many' brands i generally find the taste to be mostly the same among sizes..but thats probably because i generally stick to toros/churchs/torpedos.)
I would imagine on reason the wrapper contributes so much to the flavor is that it is what comes in contact with your mouth as you smoke. Just a hypothesis. Also, a wrapper leaf rolled into the filler of a cigar is not a wrapper any more, but part of the filler.
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A churchill rolled again and again with just maduro wrapper, would reach the cigar band maybe what...13 seconds or so after lightning?