Thanks, Seasyde -- good to know I'm not completely barking up the wrong tree!
Yeah, it seems all but universal that the best-tasting varieties are the later ones. I also see the occasional note on early or mid varieties that the early fruits are often bland, but they improve as the season progresses. I assume there's some relationship -- drier later in summer? Hotter?
Although I had a really strange experience this year with Jaune Flamme: It was actually the first tomato to ripen this year, and THAT tomato was terrific (albeit really small) -- but then subsequent tomatoes after that very first one were bland! I did conclude along in there somewhere that the the container plants (including that one) weren't getting enough water and stepped up the drip, so I assume that's why. But I will say that it made me realize that my quest to find "my favorite BLT variety" might not be as straightforward as I initially expected it to be, now that I know I can't really even compare, say, plants in containers vs. plants in the ground... LOL!
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